aposiopesis
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aposiopesis
- /ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/
Where it comes from
From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiṓpēsis), from ἀποσιωπάω (aposiōpáō, “be silent”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + σιωπάω (siōpáō, “to be silent”).
noun aposiopeses
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An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
—"My ſiſter, mayhap," quoth my uncle Toby, "does not chooſe to let a man come ſo near her ****" Make this daſh—'tis an Apoſiopeſis.—Take the daſh away, and write Backſide,—'tis Bawdy.
Similar: reticence
Translations
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noun abrupt breaking-off in speech
| Español | aposiopesis, precesión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 頓絕句 /顿绝句 dùnjuéjù |
| Português | aposiopese, reticência |
| Français | aposiopèse, réticence |
| Deutsch | Aposiopese |
| Italiano | aposiopesi, reticenza |
| Ελληνικά | αποσιώπηση aposiópisi |
| Русский | апозиопе́зис apoziopézis |
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title = {aposiopesis},
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