ellipsis
—ellipsis /ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/
Ⅰ noun [C or U] (PLURAL ellipses) SPECIALIZED (LANGUAGE) ► F0 the fact of words being left out of a sentence but the sentence can still be understood: » An example of ellipsis is "What percentage was left?" "20" (= 20 percent).Thesaurus+: ↑Linguistic terms and linguistic style
Ⅱ noun [C] (PLURAL ellipses) SPECIALIZED (PRINTED MARK) ► F0 three dots in a printed text that show where one or more words have been intentionally left outThesaurus+: ↑Punctuation |