cumulonimbus (species capilatus, supplementary feature
incus) eastern Texas: 8 August 1998, 1630CDT
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noun: inflected forms: pl. el·lip·ses (-sz)
1a. the omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding. b. An example of such omission. 2. A mark or series of marks ( . . . or * * * , for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.
etymology: latin ellpsis, from greek elleipsis, from elleipein, to fall short. see ellipse. --the american heritage® dictionary of the english language: fourth edition. 2000.
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