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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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nursery
muster
couch
coastline
crumpled
childless
vegan
barstool
pension
pastor
reuse
blame
oasis
dazzling
thirsting
worrier
ranch
timid
embellish
padded
reticence
prosiopesis
auxesis
epitasis
abscission
acervatio
apheresis
anadiplosis
epanadiplosis
paraleipsis
epizeuxis
epistrophe
aparithmesis
epiplexis
ecphonema