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aposiopesisOne entry found. Main Entry: ap·o·si·o·pe·sis Pronunciation: \ˌa-pə-ˌsī-ə-ˈpē-səs\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ap·o·si·o·pe·ses \-ˌsēz\ Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek aposiōpēsis, from aposiōpan to be fully silent, from apo- + siōpan to be silent, from siōpē silence Date: 1555 : the leaving of a thought incomplete usually by a sudden breaking off (as in “his behavior was—but I blush to mention that”) — ap·o·si·o·pet·ic \-ˈpe-tik\ adjective
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