Word of the Day for Friday February 20, 2009
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ellipsis \i-LIP-sis\, noun:
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ellipsis \i-LIP-sis\, noun:
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three dots used to show an omission in writing or printing; the omission of a word or words in text
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The B.O. just read the first word of the spendulus pork package, followed by an ellipsis, followed by the last word of the 1,666 (or so) page document and felt as though he had read the entire document!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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by 1570, from Latin ellipsis, from Greek elleipsis "a falling short, defect, ellipse," from elleipein "to fall short, leave out," from en- "in" + leipein "to leave." Grammatical sense first recorded 1612.
by 1570, from Latin ellipsis, from Greek elleipsis "a falling short, defect, ellipse," from elleipein "to fall short, leave out," from en- "in" + leipein "to leave." Grammatical sense first recorded 1612.
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