Meaning of ellipsis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
   countable, uncountable
2. Ellipsis, omission.
3. The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
   countable, rhetoric, uncountable
4. The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
   countable, uncountable
5. An ellipse.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

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Examples

“The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern.”

“The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.”

“CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you! HAZEL: Wow. I've never despised an ellipsis so much in my life.”

“It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers.”

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