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The ellipsis (/ ə ˈ l ɪ p s ɪ s /, plural ellipses; from Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, lit. ' leave out ' [1]), rendered ..., alternatively described as suspension points [2]: 19 /dots, points [2]: 19 /periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points, [2]: 19 or colloquially, dot-dot-dot, [3] [4] is a punctuation mark consisting of a series of three dots.
Three dots (Freemasonry) describes the same symbol being used in Freemasonry for a different purpose; Dinkus, commonly represented as three asterisks (* * *) or three large dots ("bullets") (• • •), usually refers to a section break in written text; Ellipsis (... or . . . or U+2026 … HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS [style guides vary]), indicates ...
An ellipsis is a punctuation mark comprised a series of dots: ... "Ellipsis" may also refer to: ... Three dots (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 21 ...
According to the “invisible grammarian” McCulloch says Boomers still have in mind, the proper way to bring together informal thoughts is with an ellipsis. “The dot-dot-dot is trying to be ...
An ellipsis at the end of a sentence with no sentence following should be followed by a period (for a total of four dots). However, there is such a thing as a four-dot ellipsis. A four-dot ellipsis is required for the removal of more than one word. So is there a four dot ellipsis or not? -- ayteebee 16:18, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
In manga, the ellipsis (i.e. three dots) is also used to express silence in a much more significant way than the mere absence of bubbles. This is specially seen when a character is supposed to say something, to indicate a stunned silence or when a sarcastic comment is expected by the reader.
Two Dots (game), a puzzle game for Android and IOS; Leader (typography) Row of dots used in tables of contents (usually more than two) Ellipsis (computer programming), a notation (two or three dots) is used to denote programming ranges, an unspecified number of arguments; A parent directory in a relative path; A second derivative in Newton's ...
They compare the color to boxes printed around the world to ensure consistent brand colors,” Schiraldi explained. “Most printers only use four colors: cyan (blue-green), yellow, magenta and black.