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eclipsis.

An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪˈklɪpsɪs/
  1. An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.

    Irish · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “disappearance, abandoning”). Doublet of eclipse.

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