ellipsis
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Is ellipsis a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of ellipsis?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (typography, mathematics) 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.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."Synonyms: dot dot dot, suspension dots, suspension pointscountableuncountable
2. (grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.countablerhetoricuncountable
3. (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.Examples: "It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers."countableuncountable
4. (obsolete, geometry) An ellipse.countableobsoleteuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary