ellipsis
🇺🇸
/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
🇬🇧
/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
noun
R
When you leave out words in a sentence on purpose, because the meaning is still clear without them.
She asked if I wanted tea or coffee, and I replied with an ellipsis: 'Both, please.'
R
The three little dots (...) that show you've left out words in a sentence.
He wrote a long sentence with an ellipsis: 'I can't believe this is happening...'
translation
When you leave out words in a sentence on purpose, because the meaning is still clear without them.; The three little dots (...) that show you've left out words in a sentence.
Word Forms
Plural
ellipses