Ellipsis
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The ellipsis ... (/əˈlɪpsɪs/), a.k.a. suspension point, suspension, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or colloquially dot-dot-dot,[1][2] is a punctuation mark consisting of a series of three dots. An ellipsis can be used many ways including for intentional omission of text or to imply a concept without using words.[3]
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The plural is ellipses.
The term originates from the Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis meaning 'leave out'.[3]
Opinions differ on how to render an ellipsis in printed material and are to some extent based on the technology used for rendering. Many style guides are still influenced by the typewriter. According to The Chicago Manual of Style, it should consist of three periods, each separated from its neighbor by a non-breaking space: . . ..[4] According to the AP Stylebook, the periods should be rendered with no space between them: ....[5] A third option – available in electronic text – is to use the precomposed character U+2026 … HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS.[6]