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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. omission; leaving out
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement; shortening (e.g. of a name)
Wikipedia definition
3. Ellipsis (linguistics)In linguistics, ellipsis (from the Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission") or elliptical construction refers to the omission from a clause of one or more words that would otherwise be required by the remaining elements. There are numerous distinct types of ellipsis acknowledged in theoretical syntax. This article provides an overview of them.
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