Bible Dictionaries
Ellipsis
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An ellipse.
(2):
(n.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ellipsis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/ellipsis.html. 1828.