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1. Ellipsis definition

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 01:43 PM

Mar 2020

An ellipsis is a series of three dots that usually indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning.

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Trump, Pelosi see 'Phase 4' coronavirus package that includes infrastructure spending [View all] turbinetree Mar 2020 OP

Ellipsis definition truthisfreedom Mar 2020 #1

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