periods of ellipsis

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• Ellipsis — For other uses, see Ellipsis (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Ellipse. … Ellipsis …   Wikipedia

• 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.)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ellipsis —  An ellipsis (sometimes called an ellipse) is used to indicate that material has been omitted. It consists of three evenly spaced periods (...) and not, as some writers think, a random scattering of them. When an ellipsis occurs at the end of a… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• ellipsis —    An ellipsis (sometimes called an ellipse) is used to indicate that material has been omitted. It consists of three periods (...) and not, as some writers think, a random scattering of them. When an ellipsis occurs at the end of a sentence, a… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• ellipsis — noun /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/ a) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ nbsp;. nbsp;. nbsp;. nbsp;”, nowadays a single character “…” (used in printing to indicate an omission). CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks… …   Wiktionary

• ellipsis — el lip·sis || sɪs n. omission of a word or words (Grammar); omission of words in order to avoid redundancy (Grammar); mark resembling three periods ( ... ) or two dashes ( ) that is used to indicate an omission of words …   English contemporary dictionary

• suspension periods — noun plural or suspension points : usually three spaced periods used to mark an omission of a word or group of words from a written context compare ellipsis 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• Speed of light — The speed of light in the vacuum of free space is an important physical constant usually denoted by the letter c . [NIST and BIPM practice is to use c 0 for the speed of light in vacuum in accord with international standard ISO 31 5. See… …   Wikipedia

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• Ellipses — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English