Definition of ellipsis Ellipsis
el•lip•sis
We found 7 definitions of ellipsis from 4 different sources.
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What does ellipsis mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ellipses |
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| ellipsis - omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ellipsis (Noun)
A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “ancURLe” used in printing to indicate an ancURLb omission . - ellipsis (Noun)
The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred. - ellipsis (Noun)
The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ellipsis (n.)
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. - ellipsis (n.)
An ellipse.
Part of speech
🔤- ellipsis, noun, singular of ellipses.
