ellipsis

An ellipsis is a series of three consecutive periods known as ellipsis points ( . . . ) used to indicate where words have been omitted from quoted text, or (informally) to represent a pause, hesitation, or trailing-off in thought or speech.Continue reading...

ellipsis

a set of three dots indicating an omission in a text: A foolish . . . is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Not to be confused with:eclipse – the obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer: lunar eclipse; solar eclipse; a sudden loss of importance in relation to a newly arrived person or thing: The status of the lead actress was eclipsed by a young ingénue in the film.elapse – the passage or termination of a period of time: Eight hours have elapsed since we ate.

el·lip·sis

E0093000 (ĭ-lĭp′sĭs)n. pl. el·lip·ses (-sēz) 1. a. The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding.b. An example of such omission.2. A mark or series of marks ( ... or * * * , for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.

[Latin ellīpsis, from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein, to fall short; see ellipse.]

ellipsis

(ɪˈlɪpsɪs) n, pl -ses (-siːz) 1. (Grammar) Also called: eclipsis omission of parts of a word or sentence2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a sequence of three dots (…) indicating an omission in text[C16: from Latin, from Greek elleipsis omission, from elleipein to leave out, from leipein to leave]

el•lip•sis

(ɪˈlɪp sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-sēz). 1. the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words understandable from the context that would complete or clarify the construction, as the omission of been to Paris from the second clause of I've been to Paris but he hasn't. 2. a mark or marks, as - -, or …, or * * *, to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words. [1560–70; < Latin ellīpsis < Greek élleipsis falling short, ellipse, ellipsis =elleíp(ein) to fall short (el-, variant before l of en- en-² + leípein to leave) + -sis -sis]

ellipsis

A punctuation mark consisting of a series of periods (…) used to show that something has been omitted.

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Noun

ellipsis - omission or suppression of parts of words or sentenceseclipsisdeletion, omission - any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

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ellissisegno d'omissioneellipsweglatingbeletseltekendoorlooppuntjesмноготочиеопущение

ellipsis

A three-dot symbol used to show an incomplete statement. Ellipses are used in on-screen menus to convey that there is more to come.

Ellipses Are Used in Menus

The ellipsis after Picture Paths in this menu indicates that a dialog box will be displayed if selected.

Ellipsis

the omission in speech or text of an implied linguistic unit. The dropped unit may be a sound or sound combination; usually this occurs in colloquial speech, for example, kada for kogda (“when”) or mozhbyt’ for mozhet byt’ (“maybe”).

A word or word combination may be omitted if it is clear from the context, such as U ottsa byl bol’shoi pis’mennyi stol, a u syna malen’kii (“The father had a large desk, and his son a small one”), or if it constitutes a familiar expression, such as Ty v liubom sluchae vyidesh’ sukhim (iz vody) (“You will manage to come out dry [from the water] in any case”).

The dropped unit may be suggested by the meaning or grammatical form of other words: Ty na rabotu (idesh’)? (“Are you [going] to work?”); (Ia) sizhu za reshetkoi v temnitse syroi . . . (“[I] am sitting behind the bars of a dank dungeon . . . .”—Pushkin). The dropped unit may be clear from the situation: Mne chernyi (kofe, khleb . . .) (“I’ll take black [coffee, bread . . .]”).

The ellipsis of a syntactic unit that has a double meaning may be strikingly expressive and is used as a figure of speech: Ia za svechku, svechka—vpechku (“I [grabbed for] the candle, but the candle [jumped] into the stove”—K. Chukovskii).

ellipsis

el·lip·sis

(ē-lip'sis), Omission of words or ideas, leaving the whole to be completed by the reader or listener. [G. ek-, out, + leipsis, leaving]

ellipsis

(ē-lĭp′sĭs) [L. ellīpsis fr. Gr., a falling short, defective] In psychoanalysis, omission by the patient of important words or ideas during treatment.

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noun omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences

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