Elliptical

прилагательное [лингвистика] эллиптический Синоним(ы): elliptic

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Elliptical

or elliptic adjective Etymology: Greek elleiptikos defective, marked by ellipsis, from elleipein 1. of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse 2. a. of, relating to, or marked by ellipsis or an ellipsis b. (1) of, relating to, or marked by extreme economy of speech or writing (2) of or relating to deliberate obscurity (as of literary or conversational style) • elliptically adverb

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