eclipsis

noun

eclip·​sis

ə̇ˈklipsə̇s,

ēˈ-,

eˈ-

plural eclipses

-pˌsēz

or eclipsises

: an omission or suppression of words or sounds

Word History

Etymology

Greek ekleipsis omission, eclipse, abandonment

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