ellipsis

Hear it
Hear it

Phonetic Respelling: [ ih-lip-sis ]

Definition: Play

n. the leaving out of one or more words that are not necessary for a phrase to be understood; marks used to indicate that something has been left out

Sentence: Play Play

The ellipsis shortened the phrase. OR Use an ellipsis for the missing word.

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The ellipsis shortened the phrase. OR Use an ellipsis for the missing word.

Hear it Hear it

Use an ellipsis for the missing word.

Hear it Hear it
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Synonyms: Play

word omission; word deletion; missing words

Antonyms: Play

inclusion

How many syllables in ellipsis?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide ellipsis into syllables:

el-lip-sis

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