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- verb Present participle of
ellipse .
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Examples
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Besides, with a little creative ellipsing, Lindsay can do this:
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Besides, with a little creative ellipsing, Lindsay can do this:
audi alteram partem 2005
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Systems could subdivide the world's most spacious suburb and all you moles could go ellipsing.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths Fritz Leiber 1951
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Panel two is ellipsing the "IF" in "If we beat Madison Friday …."
Baltiblogs 2009
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Yeah I couldn’t figure out how to eliminate the “all” in your quote without dishonestly ellipsing it and changing context, which I would refuse to do.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010
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Yeah I couldn’t figure out how to eliminate the “all” in your quote without dishonestly ellipsing it and changing context, which I would refuse to do.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010
lbeaumont commented on the word ellipsing
I would like to propose an definition for a homonym:
Ellipsing: travelling along an elliptical path. Analogous to circling. For example: The seasons changed as the earth continued ellipsing the sun.
October 20, 2010