eclipsis

UK /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/ US /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

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

2

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

3

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.

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