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Definition ellipsis

Etymology

From Latin ellipsis, from Ancient Greek ???????? (�lleipsis, �omission�). Doublet of ellipse.

Noun

ellipsis (countable and uncountable, plural ellipses)

  1. (typography) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them � . . . �, nowadays a single character ��� Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
  2. (grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
  3. (film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
  4. (obsolete, geometry) An ellipse.

Results 102 Words with the letters ELLIPSIS

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15 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
LEGISLATORSHIPS 24
OSCILLOGRAPHIES 27
PALEOBIOLOGISTS 25
PESSIMISTICALLY 28
PUSILLANIMITIES 25
SIDESPLITTINGLY 26
14 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
LEGISLATORSHIP 23
PENICILLINASES 24
PHILHELLENISMS 28
PHILHELLENISTS 25
PLAUSIBILITIES 23
SALPIGLOSSISES 21
SUPERCILIOUSLY 26
13 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
ASPERGILLOSIS 20
PHILLUMENISTS 25
12 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
LICKSPITTLES 24
MISSPELLINGS 23
PHILATELISTS 19
POLLINOSISES 18
SPIRITLESSLY 19
11 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
LYOPHILISES 20
MISSPELLING 22
SEPTILLIONS 17
10 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
ELLIPSOIDS 16
PITILESSLY 17
8 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
ELLIPSIS 13
7 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
LIPLESS 12
SILLIES 9
6 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
LILIES 8
LISLES 8
PLISSE 10
SLIPES 10
SPEILS 10
SPELLS 11
SPIELS 10
SPILES 10
SPILLS 11
5 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
ISLES 6
ISSEI 5
LISLE 7
LISPS 9
PILEI 9
PILES 9
PILIS 9
PILLS 10
PLIES 9
SELLS 7
SILLS 7
SIPES 8
SLIPE 9
SLIPS 9
SPEIL 9
SPELL 10
SPIEL 9
SPIES 8
SPILE 9
SPILL 10
4 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
ELLS 6
ILLS 6
ISLE 5
LEIS 5
LESS 5
LIES 5
LIPS 8
LISP 8
PIES 7
PILE 8
PILI 8
PILL 9
PISS 7
PLIE 8
PSIS 7
SEIS 4
SELL 6
SELS 5
SILL 6
SIPE 7
SIPS 7
SLIP 8
3 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
ELL 5
ELS 4
ESS 3
ILL 5
LEI 4
LIE 4
LIP 7
LIS 4
PES 6
PIE 6
PIS 6
PSI 6
SEI 3
SEL 4
SIP 6
SIS 3
2 letter words with the letters ELLIPSIS ↑
EL 3
ES 2
IS 2
LI 3
PE 5
PI 5
SI 2

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