eclipsis

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Synonyms: ellipsis, eclipses, eclipse, ecliptic, eclipsed, thlipsis, ecthlipsis, enclisis, eclipser, ecliptics, solipsis

Antonyms: ellipsis, eclipses, eclipse, ecliptic, eclipsed, thlipsis, ecthlipsis, enclisis, eclipser, ecliptics, solipsis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[omission]] of [[word]]s needed to fully [[express]] the [[sense]] of a phrase.
2. A [[line]] or [[dash]] used to show that text has been omitted.
3. {{lb|en|Irish grammar|Manx grammar}} A [[mutation]] of the initial sound of a word by which [[voiceless]] sounds become [[voiced]], voiced [[stop]]s become [[nasal]] consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see [[Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis]].

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