Substitution vs Ellipsis - What's the difference?
substitution | ellipsis |
the act of substituting or the state of being substituted
a substitute or replacement
(chemistry) (especially in organic chemistry) the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another
(typography) A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
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(grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a grammatically required word or phrase that can be inferred.
(film) The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
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As nouns the difference between substitution and ellipsis
is that substitution is the act of substituting or the state of being substituted while ellipsis is He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing “is fast” is omitted, grammatically required, and implied..substitution
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(en noun)Derived terms
* substitution cipher * substitution reaction * substitution ruleAnagrams
*ellipsis
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(wikipedia ellipsis)Noun
(ellipses) {{examples-right, sense=grammar, examples= * He is faster than she. (Here, a trailing “is fast” is omitted, grammatically required, and implied.) * She went home, so I did, too.'' (''Did stands for “went home”.) }}Girls with Slingshots: 114
- CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you!
- HAZEL: Wow. I’ve never despised an ellipsis so much in my life.
The 1910s: 219
- It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses " by filmmakers.