Definition/Meaning of eclipsis

• English - Noun: eclipsis ( uncountable ) ( obsolete ) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted ( Irish grammar ) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced , voiced stops become nasal consonants , and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis. Synonyms (…
• English - Pronunciation: ( US ) IPA (key) : /əˈklɪpsɪs/
• English - References: Oxford English Dictionary , 1884-1928, and First Supplement , 1933
• Catalan - Verb: eclipsis second-person singular present subjunctive form of eclipsar
• Latin - Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις ( ékleipsis , “ absence , abandoning ” ).