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eclipsis

/ɪˈklɪpsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eclip-sis
IPA
/ɪˈklɪpsɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “disappearance, abandoning”). Doublet of eclipse.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

eclipses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ecthlipsis ellipsis

Synonyms

nasalization ellipsis

Questions

How do you pronounce eclipsis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/.
What does eclipsis mean?
An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
Where does eclipsis come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “disappearance, abandoning”). Doublet of eclipse.

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