Found 3 items, similar to Ellipsis.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ellipsis elipsis
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ellipsis ellipsis n : omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences [syn: eclipsis] [also: ellipses (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ellipsis Ellipsis \El*lip"sis\ ([e^]l*l[i^]p"s[i^]s), n.; pl. Ellipses ([e^]l*l[i^]p"s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'e`lleipsis a leaving, defect, fr. 'ellei`pein to leave in, fall short; 'en in + lei`pein to leave. See In, and Loan, and cf. Ellipse.] 1. (Gram.) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Printing) 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. [PJC]