Eclipsis
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eclipsis is a noun meaning A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
Meaning
A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
More Meanings
- (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.
- (obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
Word Forms
- eclipses
Synonyms for eclipsis
Depending on context, synonyms include nasalization, ellipsis.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ellipsis, elision, apocope, expletive, omission, omittance.
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