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A Writer's Dictionary:

elliptic Definition


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elliptical
elliptic
adj
    1. math.
      Relating to, or having the shape of, an ellipse.
    2a. Said of speech or writing: containing an ellipsis;
    2b. Said of speech or writing: so concise as to be unclear or ambiguous.
Derivative: elliptically
adverb
    Etymology: 17c.



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