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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 el·lip·sis /ɪˈlɪpsəs, ɛ-/
 省略號省略,省略符號

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 ellipsis
 省略法

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 El·lip·sis n.; pl. Ellipses
 1. Gram. Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
 2. Geom. An ellipse. [Obs.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ellipsis
      n : omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences [syn:
           eclipsis]
      [also: ellipses (pl)]