[C,U]
1 (grammar) the act of leaving out a word or words from a sentence deliberately, when the meaning can be understood without them
2 three dots (...) used to show that a word or words have been left out
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for ellipsis is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does ellipsis appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — ellipsis appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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