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ellipsization

ellipsization noun: the shortening of a text by replacing part of it with an ellipsis, often because the text is too long to display in its entirety in the given context.

Noun

ellipsization (plural ellipsizations)

  1. The shortening of a text by replacing part of it with an ellipsis, often because the text is too long to display in its entirety in the given context.

Forms of ellipsization

pluralellipsizations

Questions about ellipsization

What does ellipsization mean?
Ellipsization means the shortening of a text by replacing part of it with an ellipsis, often because the text is too long to display in its entirety in the given context.
What part of speech is ellipsization?
Ellipsization is a noun.
What is the plural of ellipsization?
The plural of ellipsization is ellipsizations.

Words near ellipsization in the dictionary

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

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