ellipsis
noun /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
(plural ellipses
[countable, uncountable] /ɪˈlɪpsiːz/
/ɪˈlɪpsiːz/
)- (grammar) the act of leaving out a word or words from a sentence deliberately, when the meaning can be understood without themTopics Languagec1
- three small marks (…) used to show that a word or words have been left outTopics Languagec1
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein ‘leave out’.