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Figures of speech: Omission

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There is a family of figures of speech where a key element is Omission, often with the attention of gaining attention or emphasizing importance. Here they are:

Anapodoton: Suggesting something that is never said.
Apcope: Omitting letters from the end of a word.
Aphaeresis: Removing letters from the start of a word.
Aposiopesis: Not completing a sentence.
Cataphora: Using a word to refer to a word used later.
Ellipsis: omission of words that would make a sentence explicit.
Hypocatastasis: Implied comparison.
Paralipsis: Emphasis by obvious omission.
Parisology: Deliberate use of ambiguous words.
Praeteritio: Mentioning something that is against the rules.
Polysyndeton: Repeating conjunctions.
Synaloepha: Omitting one vowel to combine two words.
Syncope: Shortening word by omitting middle segment.

Figures of speech: Omission

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