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ellipsis in Malay

tanda elipsis

/ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/

ellipsis in Malay: tanda elipsis. In English, ellipsis means 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.

Malay words for ellipsis

typographic mark
tanda elipsis

English meaning of ellipsis

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun The omission from a clause of a word or phrase that is nevertheless inferred using the context of the remaining element.
  3. noun The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
  4. noun An ellipse.

Full definition of ellipsis

ellipsis in a sentence

  • 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.

Synonyms of ellipsis

ellipsis in other languages

Questions about ellipsis in Malay

What is the meaning of ellipsis in Malay?
Ellipsis in Malay is tanda elipsis.
Apakah maksud ellipsis dalam bahasa Melayu?
Ellipsis: tanda elipsis.
What does ellipsis mean in English?
Ellipsis means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ellipsis (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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