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ellipsis
noun [C or U] (LANGUAGE) /ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/ (plural ellipses) specializedDefinition
› the fact of words being left out of a sentence but the sentence can still be understood: An example of ellipsis is "What percentage was left?" "20" (= 20 percent).Linguistic terms and linguistic style
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