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English
Etymology
From L. ellipsis#Latin|ellipsis.
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|ellipses
- context|typography a mark consisting of three periods, with spaces inbetween, before, and after them ( . . . ), used in printing to indicate an omission.
- context|grammar the omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be implied.
#: He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing "is fast" is omitted, grammatically required, and implied.)
Translations
trans-top|A mark used in printing to indicate an omission
Croatian: t-|hr|trotoÄka|f, t-|hr|trotoÄje|n
Finnish: t+|fi|ellipsi
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Spanish: t-|es|puntos suspensivos
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trans-top|The omission of grammatically required words that can be implied
Croatian: t-|hr|trotoÄka|f, t-|hr|trotoÄje|n
Finnish: t|fi|sananheitto, t+|fi|ellipsi
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Latin
Etymology
From Gr. á¼Î»Î»ÎµÎ¹ÏιÏ.
Noun
ellipsis
#ellipse
##English|ellipsis
fr:ellipsis
io:ellipsis
it:ellipsis
te:ellipsis
vi:ellipsis
tr:ellipsis
zh:ellipsis
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