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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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vacancy
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dynasty
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resale
strangle
ceramics
radish
babied
reticence
prosiopesis
auxesis
epitasis
abscission
acervatio
apheresis
anadiplosis
epanadiplosis
paraleipsis
epizeuxis
epistrophe
aparithmesis
epiplexis
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