Look up: Ellipsis

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   Ellipsis
   Omission from a sentence of words needed to complete its construction, but without a loss of sense.
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   ellipsis
   A punctuation mark made up of three dots in a row, indicating that a word or phrase has been omitted.
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   ellipsis
   [n] - omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
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   Ellipsis
   the omission of words from a sentence
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   Ellipsis
   (Ellipsis (elliptical)) English grammar allows certain words to be missed from a grammatical construction (i.e. for a sentence to be grammatically abbreviated) and yet for it still to allow full meaning to be achieved, e.g. 'I bought half a dozen eggs and [...I also bought...] six rashers of bacon.' The reader or listener is able to 'add back in' t...
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   Ellipsis
   Ellipsis is the omission of words in order to avoid repetition. For example: I don't think it will rain but it might. (= it might rain) 'Where were you born?' 'Bradford.' (= I was born in Bradford) An ellipsis is also the term used for three dots (...) which show that something has been omitted or is incomplete.
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   Ellipsis
   Three dots that are a single character, not three periods. Will not break on a return. Option; on a Mac.
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   Ellipsis
   the process or result of omitting some part of a word or sentence.The words or parts of words missing are often said to be 'understood' or necessary to make the construction grammatically complete Category: Language and literature
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   Ellipsis
   Definition (keystage 2) Three dots in a row, used to show that numbers or letters have been missed out. It is usually used in decimals, series, and matrices. Eg: <br /> 3.14159... <br /> 1+2+3+4+...+n <br /> ( 1 0 . . . 0 1 . . . : : : )
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    Ellipsis
    El·lip'sis (ĕl*lĭp'sĭs) noun ; plural Ellipses (- sēz). [ Latin , from Greek 'e`lleipsis a leaving, defect, from 'ellei`pein to leave in, fall short; 'en in + lei`pein to leave. See In , and Loan , and confer Ellipse .] 1. (Gram.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or ...
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    ellipsis
    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. ... 2. <geometry> An ellipse. ... Source: Websters Dictionary< ...
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    ellipsis
    eclipsis noun omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
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    Ellipsis
    `Ellipsis` (plural `ellipses`; from Greek 'omission') in printing and writing refers to the row of three full stops (… or . . . ) or asterisks (***) indicating an intentional omission. This punctuation mark is also called a `suspension point`, `points of ellipsis`, `periods of ellipsis`, or colloquially, `dot-dot-dot`. An ellipsis is sometimes used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence,...
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    Ellipsis
    • (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. • (n.) An ellipse.
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    ellipsis
    figure of speech characterized by the deliberate omission of a word or words that are, however, understood in light of the grammatical context. The ...
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    ellipsis
    ellipsis (s), ellipses (pl) 1. The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding; an example of such omission. 2. A mark or series of marks ( . . . or * * * or - - -, for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission; especially, of letters or words. 3. The...
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    ellipsis
    the non-metrical omission of letters or words whose absence does not impede the reader's ability to understand the expression. For example, the last line in the following leaves the lexical verb understood: Hugh, he could fancy No one but Nancy, And Sally got antsy Just thinking of Chauncy, But Nancy liked Drew And Chaun...
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    ellipsis
    A writer´s technique of leaving out words intentionally which would give the full meaning of the phrase or line. The sentence or phrase can be understood from the context. Sometimes this means is simply used to avoid repetition.
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