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Meaning of eclipsis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪˈklɪpsɪs

Definitions

  1. An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
  2. A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
  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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Eklipse
Gaeilge urú

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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