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ellipsis
1570, from L.
ellipsis,
from Gk.
elleipsis
"a falling short, defect, ellipse," from
elleipein
"to fall short, leave out," from
en-
"in" +
leipein
"to leave" (see
relinquish
). Grammatical sense first recorded 1612.