ellipsis
Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/
The English word “ellipsis” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
- The omission from a clause of a word or phrase that is nevertheless inferred using the context of the remaining element.
- The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
- An ellipse.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.
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