Complete Definition of "aposiopesis"

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Etymology
Latin aposiopesis#Latin|aposiopesis, from Greek ��ο�ι��η�ι�, from α�ο�ι��αν �be silent�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�æp�saɪ��pi:sɪs/

Noun
en-noun|aposiopeses

  1. rhetoric An abrupt breaking-off in speech.

#:*1760: �My sister, mayhap, quoth my uncle Toby, does not choose to let a man come so near her * * * *� Make this dash,���tis an Aposiopesis.�Take the dash away, and write Backside,��tis Bawdy. � Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 89)
#:*1982: This somewhat abrupt ending (or aposiopesis) is caused by a previous movement from the figure on the bed. (Fowles, Mantissa)

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