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the use of normal shortcuts in a language, omitting one or more words to avoid repeating information when the sense is perfectly clear without them. An omitted word has been elided, and the sense has been expressed elliptically. Example: No person ever spoke in such a way (as this person speaks) (JN 7.46).
Ãâó: www.biblecentre.net/nt/greek/alex/glo.htm
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| ellipsis |
Omission from a text of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction gramatically correct.
Ãâó: usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oal/gloss.htm
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| ellipsis |
the omission of words from a sentence
Ãâó: www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/knowitall/resources/e...
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| ellipsis |
the omission of parts of a sentence which can be understood either from the surrounding text or the situation itself. Ellipsis is sometimes used to avoid repetition or to give emphasis and it is a common feature of everyday conversation, for example:
Ãâó: www.tta.gov.uk/php/read.php
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| ellipsis |
The three dots (...) following a menu item or button label to show that the command needs more information to be completed. After you choose a command with an ellipsis, a dialog box appears so you can type additional information or perform another command.
Ãâó: www3.sympatico.ca/bkeevil/tapuser/gloss.html
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