ellipsis

1. (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

2. (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

3. (countable, uncountable)The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An ellipse.

1. With ellipsis, any grammatical error can be justified.

   rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. With ellipsis, any grammar mistake can be justified.

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3. The ellipsis are the tiptoe marks of the words gone.

   ruМноготочие — это следы на цыпочках ушедших слов. — odexed

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