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Aposiopesis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aposiopesis : (noun)
1: breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of
realistic conversations)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aposiopesis : \Ap`o*si`o*pe"sis\ (?; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from
? to be quite silent.] (Rhet.)
A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly,
as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as,
``I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of
that, here.''
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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