ellipsis
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin ellipsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ellipsis (countable and uncountable, plural ellipses)
- (typography) A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
- Synonyms: (colloquial) dot dot dot, suspension dots, suspension points
- 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.
- (grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
- (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.
- 2002, David Blanke, The 1910s: 219
- (mathematics) to indicate that a pattern continues, e.g. 1, ..., 4 means 1, 2, 3, 4
- (obsolete, geometry) An ellipse.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
typographic mark
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omission of word or phrase
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See also[edit]
- dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
- ellipsis ( … )
- exclamation mark ( ! )
- fraction slash ( ⁄ )
- guillemets ( « » ) ( ‹ › )
- hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )
- interpunct ( · )
- interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )
- parentheses ( ( ) )
- period (US) or full stop (Britain) ( . )
- question mark ( ? )
- quotation marks (formal) ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
- quotation marks (informal, computing) ( " ) ( ' )
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /elˈliːp.sis/, [ɛlˈlʲiːps̠ɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /elˈlip.sis/, [elˈlipsis]
Noun[edit]
ellīpsis f (genitive ellīpsis); third declension
- ellipsis
- ellipse
- 1644, René Descartes, Principia philosophiae
- Unde sequitur ambitum ABCD non esse circulum perfectum, sed magis ad ellipsis figuram accedere
- 1644, René Descartes, Principia philosophiae
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ellīpsis | ellīpsēs |
Genitive | ellīpsis | ellīpsium |
Dative | ellīpsī | ellīpsibus |
Accusative | ellīpsin ellīpsim |
ellīpsēs ellīpsīs |
Ablative | ellīpsī | ellīpsibus |
Vocative | ellīpsis | ellīpsēs |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ellipsis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ellipsis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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