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deletion vs ellipsis

ellipsis vs deletion

deletion and ellipsis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deletion Yes No No No
ellipsis Yes No No No
As nouns, ellipsis is a hyponym of deletion; that is, ellipsis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deletion:
  • deletion: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
  • ellipsis: omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Other hyponyms of deletion include aphaeresis, apheresis, aphesis, elision, eclipsis.
deletion (noun) ellipsis (noun)
the act of deleting something written or printed omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Difference between deletion and ellipsis

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