The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ELLIPSES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1953.
In printing, marks ( or * * * ) indicating omissions crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELLIPSES | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In printing, marks ( or * * * ) indicating omissions
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ellipsis
- blank
- blanking
- punctuation
- point
- pause
- slug
- slugging
- points
- parallel
- quotation mark
- apostrophe
Crossword Answer definitions
ELLIPSES noun- A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
- A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.
- (grammar) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
- The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.
- An ellipse.
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