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ellipt

verb

To omit (from an utterance) by ellipsis.

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Meanings

verbellipt (third-person singular simple present ellipts, present participle ellipting, simple past and past participle ellipted)

present singular third person ellipts · participle present ellipting · participle past ellipted · past ellipted

human sciencesTo omit (from an utterance) by ellipsis.
[…] a couple of further differences between restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses: (1) in contrast with restrictives, the wh-phrase in non-restrictives cannot be ellipted; […]
2013, Noel Burton-Roberts, Analysing Sentences, page 210
Synonyms: elide

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo omit (from an utterance) by ellipsis.

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Origin

Back-formation from elliptic or elliptical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ellipt

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APA

ellipt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ellipt

MLA

“ellipt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ellipt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ellipt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ellipt.

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