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   el·lip·sis

   /əˈlipsəs/

   noun

   • 1. the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues: "it is very rare for an ellipsis to occur without a linguistic antecedent"
   • ▪ a set of dots indicating an ellipsis.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein ‘leave out’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

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