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omission vs ellipsis

ellipsis vs omission

omission and ellipsis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
omission Yes No No No
ellipsis Yes No No No
As nouns, ellipsis is a hyponym of omission; that is, ellipsis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than omission:
  • omission: 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 omission include aphaeresis, apheresis, aphesis, elision, eclipsis.
omission (noun) ellipsis (noun)
a mistake resulting from neglect omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
something that has been omitted
Difference between omission and ellipsis

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