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ellipsis

Three dots marking words left out of a quotation, or speech trailing off.

An ellipsis is a row of three periods that marks words omitted from a quotation; the shortened quotation must keep the source's meaning. MLA spaces the periods (. . .). In dialogue, an ellipsis can also show a pause or a voice trailing off.

Examples

  • "The new bus route . . . will start in June."

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