suspension points
plural noun Printing.
a series of periods used as an ellipsis.
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Nearby words
- suspenser,
- suspensible,
- suspension,
- suspension bridge,
- suspension point,
- suspensive,
- suspensively,
- suspensoid,
- suspensor,
- suspensory
Origin of suspension points
First recorded in 1915–20
Also called breaks, suspension periods.
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