Meaning Of The Word Aposiopesis
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Aposiopesis Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Aposiopesis?
aposiopesis in American English
a sudden breaking off of a thought in the middle of a sentence as if one were unable or unwilling to continue (Ex.: the horrors I saw there—but I dare not tell them) noun: a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed aposiopesis in British English noun: the device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of a sentence as if unwilling to continue |
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