Definition of ELLIPSIS. Meaning of ELLIPSIS. Synonyms of ELLIPSIS

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Definition of ELLIPSIS

Ellipsis
Ellipsis 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.]

Meaning of ELLIPSIS from wikipedia

- points: 19 /periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points,: 19  or colloquially, dot-dot-dot, is a punctuation mark consisting of a series of three dots. An ellipsis can be...
- ellipsis, -..., .-.-., .-.-.-, or … in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ellipsis is a punctuation mark comprised a series of dots: ... "Ellipsis"...
- Ellipsis (Spanish: Puntos suspensivos) is a 2024 Spanish mystery thriller film directed by David Marqués and written by Rafael Calatayud Cano and Marqués...
- In linguistics, ellipsis (from Ancient Gr**** ἔλλειψις (élleipsis) 'omission') or an elliptical construction is the omission from a clause of one or more...
- Ellipsis is the narrative device of omitting a portion of the sequence of events, allowing the reader to fill in the narrative gaps. Aside from its literary...
- Noun ellipsis (N-ellipsis), also noun phrase ellipsis (NPE), is a mechanism that elides, or appears to elide, part of a noun phrase that can be recovered...
- Answer ellipsis (= answer fragments) is a type of ellipsis that occurs in answers to questions. Answer ellipsis appears very frequently in any dialogue...
- In computer programming, ellipsis notation (.. or ...) is used to denote ranges, an unspecified number of arguments, or a parent directory. Most programming...
- Ellipsis is the seventh studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro. It was produced by Rich Costey and released on 8 July 2016. Ellipsis...
- as coordination and forms of ellipsis (gapping, pseudogapping, null complement anaphora, stripping, verb phrase ellipsis). The interaction of the various...