ellipsis (en-l-), is, f., = ἔλλειψις, in rhet. lang.,
an ellipsis (pure Lat. detractio), Quint. 8, 6, 21; cf. id. 1, 5, 40; Schol. Juv. 1, 89.
·noun An <<Ellipse>>. II. Ellipsis ·noun Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, ...
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