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Definition of Ellipsis
1. Noun. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences.
Definition of Ellipsis
1. n. Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
Definition of Ellipsis
1. Noun. (context: typography) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “…” (used in printing to indicate an omission). ¹
2. Noun. (grammar rhetoric) The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred. ¹
3. Noun. (context: film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot. ¹
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Definition of Ellipsis
1. an omission of a word or words in a sentence [n -LIPSES]
Medical Definition of Ellipsis
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Origin: L, fr. Gr. A leaving, defect, fr. To leave in fall short; in + to leave. See In, and Loan, and cf. Ellipse.
1. Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ellipsis
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