Ellipse

__//Ellipse//__

**D** **efinition::** The use of a series of dots (usually three) in order to represent an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or section. It is also used to indicate a break in speech, an unfinished thought, or the trailing off of a sentence. It generally represents a pause in speech.


 * Origin::** From the Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, //élleipsis//, "omission" or "falling short" - plural **ellipses**


 * See also:: Ellipsis**

Definition taken from: [|Wikipedia]


 * Examples** from text:

1) In the story "The Lottery", Jackson uses the ... numerous times, to represent the pause of speech during the reading of the names for the Lottery. "Anderson... Bentham." "Clark... Delacroix." "Harburt... Hutchinson."

2) In the short story for NPR, Last Hope, by Christy Cook: "NO! NO! Thought the house, "This is my last chance... my last hope."

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