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Definition of ellipsis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ellipsis

noun

ellipsis pronunciation English

ɪˈlɪpsɪs

ellipsis pronunciation American

ɪˈlɪpsɪs

plural ellipses

ellipses pronunciation English

ɪˈlɪpsiːz

ellipses pronunciation American

ɪˈlɪpsiːz

[countable, uncountable]

1 (grammar) the act of leaving out a word or words from a sentence deliberately, when the meaning can be understood without them2 three dots (…) used to show that a word or words have been left out