01 n. Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the v…
pl.
Ellipses ((ĕl*lĭp"sēz))
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Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.(Gram.)
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An ellipse.(Geom.) [Obs.]
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a printing symbol, usually three periods in a row (. . .), indicating the omission of some part of a text; -- used commonly in quotations, so as to suppress words not essential to the meaning. A long dash (—) and three asterisks (* * *) are sometimes used with the same meaning.(Printing)