Ellipsis

//ɪˈlɪp.sɪs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern."

  2. 2
    omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences wordnet
  3. 3
    The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context. countable, rhetoric, uncountable
  4. 4
    The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot. countable, uncountable

    "It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers."

  5. 5
    An ellipse. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.

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