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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ellipsis /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/

▶noun (pl. ellipses /-siːz/) the omission of words from speech or writing.

■ a set of dots indicating such an omission.

– origin C16: via L. from Gk elleipsis, from elleipein ‘leave out’.

'ellipsis' also found in these Oxford entries:

ellipse - elliptical

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