eclipsis (1 synonym found)

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Definition of eclipsis:

(n) : A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
(n) : (Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.
(n) : (obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
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Definition of eclipsis:

(n) : A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
(n) : (Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.
(n) : (obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
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