ellipsis marks
Three trailing periods
Ellipsis marks are the three dots (...) indicating omitted material or trailing off.
In quoted text, they show where words have been left out: The Constitution guarantees "life, liberty..." and other rights.
In dialogue or informal writing, they suggest a pause, hesitation, or unfinished thought: I was going to tell him, but...
Also called ellipsis points or simply an ellipsis.
- dotsSmall circular marks
- threeSum of one twice
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- dramatic pauseIntentional silence for emphasis
- trailingFollowing behind something
trail off · omission · suspense · unfinished · silence · unspoken words · punctuation · dot dot dot · hesitation · lost for words · truncated · incomplete · fading · fade out · continuation · missing · implied · unsaid
ellipsis markscomplete sentence
period · full stop · full text · full disclosure · elaboration
ellipsis marksperiod
Punctuation ending sentences
full stop · exclamation point · closing statement · question mark · final word
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