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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries말줄임표
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maljulimpyo
"문장의 끝에 말줄임표를 넣었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The omission of a word or words from a sentence, the sense of which can be understood from context.
"The headline makes extensive use of ellipsis for brevity." - 2
A series of marks (usually three dots, ...) used to indicate an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or section from a text without altering the original meaning.
"She quoted the first sentence and used an ellipsis to skip the lengthy explanation that followed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'elleipsis', meaning 'falling short' or 'omission', from 'elleipein' ('to leave out'). It entered English in the 16th century via Latin, initially referring to the rhetorical omission of words, before expanding to mathematical geometry and typographical punctuation marks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ellipsis" is said worldwide
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ellipse
Transliteration: /e.lips/
"L'auteur a utilisé une ellipse pour passer sous silence les détails ennuyeux."
Auslassung
Transliteration: /ˈaʊ̯sˌlasʊŋ/
"Die Auslassung dieses Satzes verändert die Bedeutung des Textes nicht."
ellissi
Transliteration: /elˈliʃ.si/
"I puntini di sospensione indicano un'ellissi nel discorso."
elipsis
Transliteration: /eˈlip.sis/
"La elipsis es un recurso literario común en la poesía moderna."
elipse
Transliteration: /eˈli.psi/
"A elipse de palavras desnecessárias torna o texto mais direto."
लोप
Transliteration: lop
"वाक्य में शब्दों का लोप व्याकरणिक रूप से सही हो सकता है।"
省略号
Transliteration: shěnglüèhào
"这句话末尾使用了省略号。"
말줄임표
Transliteration: maljulimpyo
"문장의 끝에 말줄임표를 넣었다."
三点リーダー
Transliteration: santen rīdā
"文章の省略部分には三点リーダーが使われます。"
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