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Aposiopesis vs Aposiopetic - What's the difference?

aposiopesis | aposiopetic |

As a noun aposiopesis

is (rhetoric) an abrupt breaking-off in speech.

As an adjective aposiopetic is

of or pertaining to aposiopesis.

aposiopesis

English

Noun

(aposiopeses)
  • (rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech.
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    • Hypernyms

    * brachylogy

    See also

    * ("aposiopesis" on Wikipedia) * anapodoton * ellipsis * or else

    References

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    aposiopetic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
    • That sentence is aposiopetic because it does not complete speech with gesture.