Difference between Ellipsis and Eclipsis

What is the difference between Ellipsis and Eclipsis?

Ellipsis as a noun is a mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “…” (used in printing to indicate an omission). while Eclipsis as a noun is an omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase

Ellipsis

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “…” (used in printing to indicate an omission). The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be implied. The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

Eclipsis

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phraseA line or dash used to show that text has been omitted(Irish grammar) The suppression of the sounds of certain radical consonants in place of others.

We hope you now know whether to use Ellipsis or Eclipsis in your sentence.

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