- 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(less frequent elliptic NAmE//ɪˈlɪptɪk//) (geometry) connected with or in the form of an ellipse
NAmE//ɪˈlɪptɪkli//
adverb to speak/write ellipticallySee elliptical in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: elliptical