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ellipsism

ellipsism noun: the property of containing omission.

Noun

ellipsism (uncountable)

  1. The property of containing omission.

Origin of ellipsism

From ellipsis + -ism.

Questions about ellipsism

What does ellipsism mean?
Ellipsism means the property of containing omission.
What part of speech is ellipsism?
Ellipsism is a noun.

Words near ellipsism in the dictionary

  1. ellipse
  2. ellipsed
  3. ellipses
  4. ellipsing
  5. ellipsis
  6. ellipsism
  7. ellipsization
  8. ellipsocone
  9. ellipsograph
  10. ellipsographs
  11. ellipsoid

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