Look up: Ellipsis

1. Ellipsis
   Omission from a sentence of words needed to complete its construction, but without a loss of sense.
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2. 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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3. ellipsis
   [n] - omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
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4. Ellipsis
   the omission of words from a sentence
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5. 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.'...
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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
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10. 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. <geom...
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11. ellipsis
    eclipsis noun omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. Ellipsis
    An ellipsis is a printing symbol consisting of three full stops in a row, indicating that a word or passage has been omitted from the printed matter.
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18. ellipsis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-lip′sis Definitions: 1. Omission of words or ideas, leaving the whole to be completed by the reader or listener.
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19. ellipsis
    Punctuation mark ... to suggest the omission of one or more words in a sentence. Omission of more than one word is strictly termed `plural` ellipsis. Ellipsis of a relative that is common in English, as in `the song [that] she sang`. Ellipsis of identical forms of be and ...
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20. Ellipsis
    `Ellipsis` (plural `ellipses`; from the , élleipsis, "omission" or "falling short") is a series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word in the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought, or, ...
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21. Ellipsis
    (linguistics) In linguistics, `ellipsis` (from the , élleipsis, "omission") or `elliptical construction` refers to the omission from a clause of one or more words that would otherwise be required by the remaining elements.<ref name="SIL">-->--> Overview: Varie...
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22. Ellipsis
    (narrative device) `Ellipsis` is the narrative device of omitting a portion of the sequence of events, allowing the reader to fill in the narrative gaps. An ellipsis in narrative leaves out a portion of the story. This can be used to condense time, or as a stylistic method to allow the reader...
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23. Ellipsis
    (disambiguation) `Ellipsis` is a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text. `Ellipsis` may also refer to: See also:
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24. Ellipsis
    (programming operator) In programming: In programming, `ellipsis` notation (.. or ...) is mostly used for two usages: Either to denote ranges or to denote a variable or unspecified number of arguments. Most programming languages other than Perl6 require the ellipsis to be written as a series ...
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