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Definition of ellipsis:
(n) :
a mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces inbetween, before, and after them ( . . . ), used in printing to indicate an omission; the omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be implied. For example, He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing "is fast" is omitted, grammatically required, and implied.)
Definition of ellipsis:
(n) :
a mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces inbetween, before, and after them ( . . . ), used in printing to indicate an omission; the omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be implied. For example, He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing "is fast" is omitted, grammatically required, and implied.)