ellipsis

Meaning

Noun

• A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
• The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
• The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
• to indicate that a pattern continues, e.g. 1, ..., 4 means 1, 2, 3, 4
• An ellipse.

Origin

• From Latin ellipsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις ("omission"). ellipse.