The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ELLIPSIS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1960.
Omission of words, in grammar crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELLIPSIS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Omission of words, in grammar
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ellipsis
- apostrophe
- contract
- apheresis
- syncope
- parataxis
- agreement
- complement
- gender
- variation
- elision
- haplography
Crossword Answer definitions
ELLIPSIS noun- 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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