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(llp"ss), n.; pl. Ellipses (-sz). [L., fr. Gr. 'e°lleipsis a leaving, defect, fr. 'ellei°pein to leave in, fall short; 'en in + lei°pein to leave. See In, and Loan, and cf. Ellipse.] 1. (Gram.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire. 2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.] スポンサード リンク
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