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Meaning of "ellipsis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ELLIPSIS

From Latin, from Greek elleipsis omission, from elleipein to leave out, from leipein to leave.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ELLIPSIS

ellipsis  [ɪˈlɪpsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELLIPSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ellipsis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELLIPSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ellipsis

Ellipsis is a series of dots that usually indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning. Depending on their context and placement in a sentence, ellipses can also indicate an unfinished thought, a leading statement, a slight pause, and a nervous or awkward silence. Aposiopesis is the use of an ellipsis to trail off into silence—for example: "But I thought he was..." When placed at the beginning or end of a sentence, the ellipsis can also inspire a feeling of melancholy or longing. The most common form of an ellipsis is a row of three periods or full stops or a precomposed triple-dot glyph. The usage of the em dash can overlap the usage of the ellipsis, especially in dialogue. Style guides often have their own rules governing the use of ellipses. For example, the Chicago Manual of Style recommends that an ellipsis be formed by typing three periods, each with a space on both sides. The triple-dot punctuation mark is also called a suspension point, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or colloquially, "dot-dot-dot".

Definition of ellipsis in the English dictionary

The definition of ellipsis in the dictionary is Also called: eclipsis. omission of parts of a word or sentence. Other definition of ellipsis is a sequence of three dots indicating an omission in text.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELLIPSIS


antisepsis
ˌæntɪˈsɛpsɪs
asepsis
əˈsɛpsɪs
coreopsis
ˌkɒrɪˈɒpsɪs
eclipsis
ɪˈklɪpsɪs
ecthlipsis
ɛkˈθlɪpsɪs
heliopsis
ˌhelɪˈɒpsɪs
krypsis
ˈkrɪpsɪs
paraleipsis
ˌpærəˈlaɪpsɪs
paralipsis
ˌpærəˈlɪpsɪs
procrypsis
prəʊˈkrɪpsɪs
scepsis
ˈskepsɪs
sepsis
ˈsɛpsɪs
skepsis
ˈskɛpsɪs
stereopsis
ˌstɛrɪˈɒpsɪs
stypsis
ˈstɪpsɪs
synapsis
sɪˈnæpsɪs
synopsis
sɪˈnɒpsɪs
thlipsis
ˈθlɪpsɪs
tripsis
ˈtrɪpsɪs
xerotripsis
ˌzɪərəʊˈtrɪpsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELLIPSIS

ell
ellagic
Ellenborough
Ellesmere Island
Ellesmere Port
Ellice Islands
Ellington
ellipse
ellipses
ellipsograph
ellipsoid
ellipsoid of revolution
ellipsoidal
elliptic
elliptic geometry
elliptical
elliptically
ellipticalness
ellipticity

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELLIPSIS

apoapsis
apsis
asynapsis
calliopsis
caryopsis
corylopsis
epanalepsis
meconopsis
monoblepsis
omphaloskepsis
parablepsis
parasynapsis
periapsis
prolepsis
syllepsis
thanatopsis
zoothapsis

Synonyms and antonyms of ellipsis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ellipsis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELLIPSIS

Find out the translation of ellipsis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ellipsis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ellipsis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

省略号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puntos suspensivos
570 millions of speakers

English

ellipsis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंडाकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القطع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

многоточие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reticências
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊহ্য শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ellipse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ellipsis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ellipse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

省略記号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

줄임표
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ellipsis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lược từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முப்புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लंबवर्तूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eksilti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ellissi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wielokropek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Три крапки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elipsă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσιωπητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitlating
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ellips
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ellipse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ellipsis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELLIPSIS»

The term «ellipsis» is regularly used and occupies the 60.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELLIPSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ellipsis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ellipsis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ellipsis

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QUOTES WITH «ELLIPSIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ellipsis.
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Jami Attenberg
An ellipsis is a giant ocean of possibilities.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELLIPSIS»

Discover the use of ellipsis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ellipsis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ellipsis: A John Marshall Tanner Novel
In the latest installment in his acclaimed series, award-winning crime novelist Stephen Greenleaf delivers the sexiest, fastest story to date in the life of San Francisco P.I. Marsh Tanner.
Stephen Greenleaf, 2000
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Ellipsis
Ellipsis is a thriller stemming from what is left unsaid, what bounces around in the mind and evaporates when trying to remember.
Nikki Dudley, 2011
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Ellipsis and Nonsentential Speech
The papers in this volume address two main topics: Q1: What is the nature, and especially the scope, of ellipsis in natural language?
Reinaldo Elugardo, Robert J. Stainton, 2006
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Ellipsis and Reference Tracking in Japanese
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session
Shigeko Nariyama, 2003
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The Syntactic Licensing of Ellipsis
The analysis also extends to phenomena that do not display such a restricted extraction, such as sluicing, VP ellipsis, and pseudogapping. Hence, this work is a step towards a unified analysis of ellipsis."
Lobke Aelbrecht, 2010
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Ellipsis: Of Poetry and the Experience of Language after ...
Of Poetry and the Experience of Language after Heidegger, Holderlin, and Blanchot William S. Allen. is in accord with the logos that has been heard, that is, with what has been heard beneath what has been said; with the unspoken.
William S. Allen, 2012
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Ellipsis and Focus in Generative Grammar
The central aim of this book is to explain on the basis of linguistic theorizing of how it is possible that we understand more than we actually hear.
Susanne Winkler, 2005
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Parallelism and Prosody in the Processing of Ellipsis Sentences
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Katy Carlson, Laurence Horn, 2013
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Ellipsis : Functional Heads, Licensing, and Identification: ...
This book elaborates a theory of ellipsis that sheds new light on a well-known phenomenon, bringing it under the aegis of general and universal principles.
Anne Lobeck Associate Professor of English Western Washington University, 1995
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Ellipsis in Comparatives
Biographical note: Winfried Lechner is researcher at the Department of Linguistics, University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Winfried Lechner, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELLIPSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ellipsis is used in the context of the following news items.
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AppAdvice App Brief: Easily record video, carry a pocket scanner …
The ellipsis button on the timeline has now been replaced with a plus button instead, as this is a better indicator of where users can import ... «AppAdvice, Jul 15»
2
The Art of Concision: A Look at Haiku
... translate into any English word; here it is represented by a dash, but some translators have used ellipsis, a semicolon, or even nothing at all. «Nippon.com, Jul 15»
3
Two is company
THE epicureans in the city will surely miss the star chef Kelvin Cheung, the man behind the scrumptious spread at Ellipsis (the modern ... «Ahmedabad Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Lourdes Pastor Releases “Telón Telonero” Music Video
Angel also produced and remastered world music and electronic music albums, compilations and boxed sets for Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, ... «World Music Central, Jul 15»
5
How to listen to Apple Music without burning your data
Once you've gotten the album (or song or playlist) up on iTunes, click on the little ellipsis to the right of the title and choose Add to My Music. «Cult of Mac, Jul 15»
6
An artist's take on text messages
“I like the ellipsis because they're indicative of my ongoing efforts to investigate texting," she said. “They also allude to the absurdity to watch the ... «The Tri-City News, Jul 15»
7
Ian McMillan: It's a tiny movement that hardly disturbs any air
And the ellipsis…? Well, that's three Yorkshire puddings on a plate, obviously, and the question mark and the exclamation mark follow the ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
8
Bowels in or Bowels Out?
After the enthralling “Mizumono,” which ended season two on a moribund ellipsis, and the three sublime Vincenzo Natali–directed episodes ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
9
There won't be a more generous offer, Hudbay tells strike-affirming …
added IAM's website post before trailing off with an ellipsis. Sapergia, the IAM vice-president, argued that improving the grievance procedure ... «The Reminder, Jul 15»
10
What's the meaning behind this tattoo?
She says she also has an ellipsis on her wrist, "meaning 'to be continued', another tattoo symbolic of my personal journey with depression". Ad. «3News NZ, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ellipsis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ellipsis>. Apr 2024 ».
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