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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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molasses
undertow
relation
rudder
morale
unending
yearbook
tablet
property
broadways
irrigate
heap
hurried
chili
rewrite
moonrise
unhinge
vertebrae
imitation
captivity
reticence
prosiopesis
auxesis
epitasis
abscission
acervatio
apheresis
anadiplosis
epanadiplosis
paraleipsis
epizeuxis
epistrophe
aparithmesis
epiplexis
ecphonema