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ellipsis

noun
/ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.

  1. derived from ἔλλειψις

Definitions

  1. A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate…

    A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

    • The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern.
    • The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.
    • CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you! HAZEL: Wow. I've never despised an ellipsis so much in my life.

  2. The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.

  3. The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

    • It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An ellipse.

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Derived

ellipsism, ellipsization, vertical ellipsis

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ellipsis. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ellipsis. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at ellipsis

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA