ellipsis

[ih-lip-sis] / ɪˈlɪp sɪs /

NOUN

figure of speech

Synonyms

WEAK

adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking

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Flockhart is also impressed with the precision of Albee’s text — the ellipses, the exclamation points, the capital letters, the detailed stage directions.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s more interested in shading in the narrative ellipses and bringing out the workaday texture of his characters’ worlds.

From Los Angeles Times

In stories where people interviewed said “war,” for example, there are ellipses and the phrase “word prohibited by the Russian authorities.”

From Seattle Times

The exhibition functions more like an ellipsis, an open-ended invitation.

From Los Angeles Times

And like blood spatter at a crime scene, the axes of these ellipses projected back to a common point.

From Science Magazine

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