Associations to the word «Ellipsis»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
ELLIPSIS, noun. (typography) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
ELLIPSIS, noun. (grammar) (rhetoric) The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred.
ELLIPSIS, noun. (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
Dictionary definition
ELLIPSIS, noun. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences.
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.