[{"word":"ellipsis","phonetic":"/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.","synonyms":["dot dot dot","suspension dots","suspension points"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(grammar) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An ellipse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["dot dot dot","suspension dots","suspension points"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ellipsis"]}]