The meaning of Ellipses
Ellipses – definition
nounA regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane which does not intersect the base.
nounThe omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
Usage examples:
It is very rare for an ellipsis to occur without a linguistic antecedent
Plural of ellipsis specialized
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Word origin
mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein ‘leave out’.
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