Ellipsis: (1) In grammar, the omission of a word or words necessary for complete construction but understood in context; (2) The sign that something has been left out of a quotation.
Example:
"If looks could kill'..." Mrs. Patterson's voice trailed off and Sylvia rolled her eyes at her sister.
(Fire from the Rock, Sharon M. Draper, Pg. 58)
This is an example of ab ellipsis because Draper wanted the reader to let them imagine what would have Mrs. Patterson was imagining.
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