Associations to the word «Ellipsis»

Wiktionary

ELLIPSIS, noun. (typography) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “   .   .   .   ”, nowadays a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
ELLIPSIS, noun. (grammar) (rhetoric) The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred.
ELLIPSIS, noun. (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

Dictionary definition

ELLIPSIS, noun. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle