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Ellipsis
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<p>The ellipsis , rendered ..., alternatively described as suspension points: 19 /dots, points: 19 /periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points,: 19 or <a href="/facts/Colloquialism/HvEweYjS">colloquially</a>, dot-dot-dot, is a <a href="/facts/Punctuation_mark/YsE7u4W6">punctuation mark</a> consisting of a series of three dots. An ellipsis can be used in many ways, such as for intentional omission of text or numbers, to imply a concept without using words. Style guides differ on how to render an ellipsis in printed material. </p>