el·lip·sis

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• el|lip|sis — «ih LIHP sihs», noun, plural ses. 1. marks (... or * * *) used to show an omission in writing or printing. 2. the omission of a word or words needed to complete the grammatical construction, but not the meaning, of a sentence. Example: “She is as …   Useful english dictionary

• par|a|lip|sis — «PAR uh LIHP sihs», noun, plural ses« seez». a rhetorical device by which a speaker or writer emphasizes something by pretending to ignore it. Examples: “disregarding his other faults,” “not to mention his heroism,” “to say nothing of his virtues …   Useful english dictionary

• LIP — LIP; lip·a·rid·i·dae; lip·a·ris; lip·a·rite; lip; lip·id; lip·i·do·plast; lip·i·do·sis; lip·i·do·some; lip·in; lip·less; lip·o·gram; lip·o·gram·mat·ic; lip·o·gram·ma·tism; lip·o·gram·ma·tist; lip·pen; lip·per·ings; lip·pia; lip·pi·ness;… …   English syllables

• sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… …   English syllables

• lip — bel·lip·o·tent; big·lip; ca·lip·pus; car·dio·lip·in; cel·lip·e·tal; cheese·lip; el·lip·sis; el·lip·so·graph; el·lip·soid; el·lip·soi·dal; el·lip·som·e·ter; el·lip·tic; el·lip·ti·cal·ly; el·lip·ti·cal·ness; el·lip·tic·i·ty; el·lip·to·cyte;… …   English syllables

• lip|o|gen|e|sis — «LIHP uh JEHN uh sihs», noun. the formation of fat in the body. ╂[< Greek lípos fat + English genesis] …   Useful english dictionary

• lip|oid|o|sis — «LIHP oy DOH sihs, LY poy », noun. the abnormal deposition of fat in some part of the body …   Useful english dictionary

• chei|lo|sis — «ky LOH sihs», noun. a disorder associated with riboflavin deficiency in which the lips redden and lesions occur in the angles of the mouth. ╂[< Greek cheîlos lip + English osis] …   Useful english dictionary

• elec·trol·y·sis — /ıˌlɛkˈtrɑːləsəs/ noun [noncount] 1 : the process of removing unwanted hair by killing the hair root with an electric current She had electrolysis done on her upper lip. 2 chemistry : the process of separating a liquid into its different chemical …   Useful english dictionary

• ellipsis — el·lip·sis …   English syllables