Monday, February 4, 2008

aposiopesis

ap·o·si·o·pe·sis
\ˌa-pə-ˌsī-ə-ˈpē-səs\ noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ap·o·si·o·pe·ses \-ˌsēz\
the leaving of a thought incomplete usually by a sudden breaking off (as in “his behavior was—but I blush to mention that”)

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