elipsis

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (elleipsis, falling short, omission), from ἐλλείπω (elleipō, I fall short, leave out), from ἐν (en, in) + λείπω (leipō, I leave), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /e.ˈlip.sis/

Noun [edit]

elipsis f (plural elipsis)

  1. (grammar, rhetoric) ellipsis

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