About The Word Ellipsis
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Ellipsis
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What's The Definition Of Ellipsis?
[n] omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ellipsis: eclipsis Related Terms | Find terms related to Ellipsis: abbreviation | abridgment | abstract | apocope | aposiopesis | clipping | compression | condensation | conspectus | contraction | crasis | curtailment | cutting | elision | epitome | foreshortening | precis | pruning | recap | recapitulation | reduction | retrenchment | shortening | summary | summation | syncope | syneresis | synopsis | telescoping | truncation See Also | deletion | omission Ellipsis In Webster's Dictionary \El*lip"sis\, n.; pl. {Ellipses}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a
leaving, defect, fr. ? to leave in fall short; ? in + ? to
leave. See {In}, and {Loan}, and cf. {Ellipse}.]
1. (Gram.) 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.
2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.]
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