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aposiopesis
/ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/
noun
Synonyms
reticence
An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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alive
arguably
deck
crabgrass
spinal
rehab
alabaster
dupe
freewill
cope
clique
grunt
persuader
stilt
palpable
caboose
coping
keg
unfreeze
synergy
reticence
prosiopesis
auxesis
epitasis
abscission
acervatio
apheresis
anadiplosis
epanadiplosis
paraleipsis
epizeuxis
epistrophe
aparithmesis
epiplexis
ecphonema