ellipsis

E e

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈlip-səs, e-\
- /ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈlip-səs, e-\

Definitions of ellipsis word

noun ellipsis The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues. 1
noun ellipsis punctuation: dots used for suspense 1
noun ellipsis linguistics: omission of words 1
uncountable noun ellipsis In linguistics, ellipsis means leaving out words rather than repeating them unnecessarily; for example, saying 'I want to go but I can't' instead of 'I want to go but I can't go'. 0
noun ellipsis omission of parts of a word or sentence 0
noun ellipsis a sequence of three dots (…) indicating an omission in text 0

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Parts of speech for Ellipsis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ellipsis

ellipsis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ellipsis

noun ellipsis

abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
elision — The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I‘m, let’s, e ' en ).
truncation — the act or process of truncating.
abridgment — a shortened version of a written work

All 50 Synonyms of ellipsis