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Definition of elliptical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

elliptical

adjective
 
/ɪˈlɪptɪkl/
 
/ɪˈlɪptɪkl/
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  1. (grammar) with a word or words left out of a sentence deliberately
    • an elliptical remark (= one that suggests more than is actually said)
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  2. (also less frequent elliptic
     
    /ɪˈlɪptɪk/
     
    /ɪˈlɪptɪk/
    )
    (geometry) connected with or in the form of an ellipse
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