ellipsis

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (elleipsis, omission).

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  • IPA: /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/ SAMPA: /I"lIp.sIs/

[edit] Noun

ellipsis (plural ellipses)

Examples (grammar)
  • He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing “is fast” is omitted, grammatically required, and implied.)
  • She went home, so I did, too. (Did stands for “went home”.)
  1. (typography) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “” (used in printing to indicate an omission).
    • 2006, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots: 114
      CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you!
      HAZEL: Wow. I’ve never despised an ellipsis so much in my life.
  2. (grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred.
  3. (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
    • 2002, David Blanke, The 1910s: 219
      It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers.

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Punctuation


[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (elleipsis, omission)

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[edit] Noun

ellipsis (genitive ellipsis); f, third declension

  1. ellipsis
  2. ellipse

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative ellipsis ellipsēs
genitive ellipsis ellipsium
dative ellipsī ellipsibus
accusative ellipsem ellipsēs 1
ablative ellipse ellipsibus
vocative ellipsis ellipsēs

1 May also be ellipsīs.

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