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aposiopesis

apo·sio·pe·sis

UK/ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)

Origin

From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiṓpēsis), from ἀποσιωπάω (aposiōpáō, “be silent”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + σιωπάω (siōpáō, “to be silent”).

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