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Ellipsis

Ellipsis (ellipse) is the omission of a word that can be required for absolute clarity but which we can understand from the context of a sentence [Baldick, p. 77].
Ellipsis refers to a sentence where a part of the structure was omitted but is clear from the context [Crystal, p. 166].
Ellipsis is a rhetorical figure in which one or some words are omitted. It was unmarked in medieval or classical texts, but in the 16th originated the practice of marking ellipsis. This practice performed the imperfections of the voice: the omissions, pauses, and interruptions [Cuddon, p. 231].
Ellipsis happens when we don’t use items we would typically expect to use in a sentence because they are clear from the context [Cambridge Online Dictionary].
An ellipsis is a punctuation mark that shows where words were left out. It is usually shown in three periods [Vocabulary.com].

Sources:

⠀ Chris Baldick. (2015). The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

⠀ David Crystal. (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, 6th Edition. New-Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.

⠀ Ellipsis. Cambridge Online Dictionary. Retrieved from: [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%8

⠀ Ellipsis. Vocabulary.com. Retrieved from: [https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/ellipsis].

Part of speech Noun
Countable/uncountable uncountable
Type abstract
Gender neutral
Case nominative