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ellips

“ellips” is a Swedish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. an ellipse, an oval shape
  2. an ellipsis, an omission, a sign (...) indicating an omission
  3. a shorthand, an abridged form of a word or phrase (what remains after the omission)

Etymology

Used in Swedish since 1690, cognate with German Ellipse, English ellipsis and ellipse, and French ellipse; from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”)

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