aposiopesis meaning

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aposiopesis (noun): breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations).

Definition of aposiopesis

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

    Type of: rhetorical device

    Related forms: aposiopetic

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in IS · 11-letter words

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