Meaning

(obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
2. A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
3. (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.

Word Forms

• eclipses

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When Should You Use Eclipsis?

Use eclipsis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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