ellipses

Noun

Plural form of 'ellipse'. Also refers to a series of dots that indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning.

ریشه

Derived from the 17th century, from French 'ellipse', from Latin 'ellipsis', from Ancient Greek 'ἔλλειψις' (élleipsis).

مثال

• The planets move in ellipses around the sun.
• The author used ellipses to indicate omitted text.
• The shape of the tables was a series of ellipses.

ترکیب‌های رایج

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