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ellipsis vs deletion

deletion vs ellipsis

ellipsis and deletion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ellipsis Yes No No No
deletion Yes No No No
As nouns, deletion is a hypernym of ellipsis; that is, deletion is a word with a broader meaning than ellipsis:
  • ellipsis: omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
  • deletion: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Other hypernyms of ellipsis include omission.
ellipsis (noun) deletion (noun)
omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences the act of deleting something written or printed
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 ellipsis and deletion

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