ellipsis

🇬🇧 UK/i'lipsis/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A punctuation mark (…) indicating omitted words; the grammatical omission of words that can be inferred from context.

省略号;(语法)省略

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ellipsroot
+
issuffix
=ellipsis

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The writer used ellipsis to create suspense at the end of the sentence.

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