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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | Greek elleipsis, from elleipein 'to leave out' |
Related topics:
1SL [uncountable and countable] when words are deliberately left out of a sentence, though the meaning can still be understood. For example, you may say 'He's leaving but I'm not' instead of saying 'He's leaving but I'm not leaving.'
2 [countable] the sign (...) used in writing to show that some words have deliberately been left out of a sentence
