- suspension periods
- noun plural
or suspension points
: usually three spaced periods used to mark an omission of a word or group of words from a written context — compare ellipsis 3
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
suspension periods
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suspension points — noun plural see suspension periods * * * Print. a series of periods used as an ellipsis. Also called breaks. [1915 20] … Useful english dictionary
suspension points — noun plural Date: 1919 chiefly British usually three spaced periods used to show the omission of a word or word group from a written context … New Collegiate Dictionary
suspension points — Print. a series of periods used as an ellipsis. Also called breaks. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
suspension points — suspen′sion points n. pl. pri a series of usu. three periods used as an ellipsis • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
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