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… (English name ellipsis)
- Indicates a pause.
1965, Frank Herbert, Dune[1] (Science Fiction; in English), New York: Ace Books, →OCLC, page 48[2]:“I thank you for the gift, Dr. Yueh,” Paul said, speaking formally. “It will be our secret. If there is a gift or favor you wish from me, please do not hesitate to ask.”
"I . . . need for nothing," Yueh said.
- Indicates an omission.
One critic described the novel as "not the greatest he has written, but ... perhaps the most memorable".
- Indicates trailing off at the end of a sentence.
2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 538:Sinto muito ter de contradizê-la, Minerva, mas, como pode ver no meu bilhete, Harry tem obtido resultados muito fracos nas minhas aulas…- I'm sorry to contradict you, Minerva, but, as you can see in my note, Harry has obtained very weak results in my classes...
- (Internet slang, text messaging) A response used to express being at a loss for words, such as due to annoyance, shock, or confusion.
- ― You're 35, you still live with your mother, you have no job, no hope, no prospects, what's the point of even going on?
― …
- (computing) Indicates that a computer command will request further information, typically by opening a dialog box.
- Save as...
- Find and replace...
- (chiefly advertising, dated) Links loosely related clauses and surrounds parentheticals in the manner of the comma, semicolon or em dash
- 1944, advert for the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in Life magazine, Volume 16, Number 4 (page 31)
- Free training ... with pay ... in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps
1944, McGraw-Hill, Engineering and Mining Journal, volume 145 (in English), page 54:A relieved world then will eagerly turn to the task of reclaiming the destruction wrought by Mars ... A tremendous task, filled with infinite possibilities ... A profitable task, according to how well you are prepared to do your part in the rehabilitation
- 1951, advert for IBM in Fortune magazine, volume 44 number 6, December 1951, page 55.
- Thousands of IBM business machines ... critical to our nation's defense ... are at work for science, industry, and the armed forces
- 1973, advert for MIT calculators in Radio-Electronics, January issue, page 15
- Adds...subtracts...multiplies...divides...instantly & electronically!
- (chess) In algebraic notation: Preceding a move made by Black, unless White's previous move is given on the same line.
2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian[3] (in English), archived from the original on 2023-01-23:1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end.
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- [...], (...) (used when omitting a section in quoted text)
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- (mathematics) In a sequence of numbers, omits numbers, when the pattern to be followed is clear.
- 1, 2, 3, ..., 1000
- 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 100
- (mathematics) Indicates that an indefinite sequence of digits of an irrational number follows.
- The square root of 2 is 1.4142135623730950488…
- See ... for the Morse code letter "S".
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