ellipsis
A mark consisting of multiple full stops, used to indicate omitted, missing, or…A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
» With ellipsis, any grammatical error can be justified.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern.
The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.
Auslassungspunkte, drei Punkte
многото́чиеmnogotóčije, троето́чиеtrojetóčije
крапки́krapký, три кра́пкиtry krápky
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The omission from a clause of a word or phrase that is nevertheless inferred using the context of the remaining element.
Ellipse
опуще́ниеopuščénije, про́пускprópusk, э́ллипсисéllipsis
(countable, uncountable)The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An ellipse.
- omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Examples
3 sentencesWith ellipsis, any grammatical error can be justified.
With ellipsis, any grammar mistake can be justified.
The ellipsis are the tiptoe marks of the words gone.
ruМноготочие — это следы на цыпочках ушедших слов.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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By meaning 2
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omissionUnadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.
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Forms
plural: ellipsesSynonyms
4 synonyms- omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences:eclipsis
Word family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable