prosiopesis

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Synonyms: aposiopesis

Antonyms: aposiopesis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} [[ellipsis|Ellipsis]] of the beginning of a [[grammatical]] construction,<ref name="OED-1989"/><ref name="OED-2008/06"/> common in [[informal]] speech and [[spontaneous]] written [[electronic]] communication, frequently occurring in [[stock phrase]]s and [[interjection]]s.

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