# ellipsis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/ · frequency rank #57,364

## Definitions
1. A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
2. The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
3. The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
4. An ellipse.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ellipsis