Definition of eclipsis Eclipsis

e•clip•sis

We found 5 definitions of eclipsis from 3 different sources.

What does eclipsis mean?

Noun
eclipsis - omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
		ellipsis

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eclipsis (Noun)
An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
eclipsis (Noun)
A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
eclipsis (Noun)
A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis .