Main Entry: el·lip·sis

Etymology: Latin, from Greek elleipsis ellipsis, ellipse, from elleipein to leave out, fall short, from en (in) + leipein (to leave).

1 a : the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete b : a sudden leap from one topic to another.

2 : marks or a mark (as...) indicating an omission (as of words) or a pause.

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a pregnant pause even.

i wonder if i'll have a girl or a boy.

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