dot dot dot
The phrase "dot dot dot" refers to the ellipsis, a punctuation mark of three dots indicating pauses, omissions, or unfinished thoughts in text or speech.
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Definition
B2Writing
(colloquial)A series of three dots indicating omitted words or a trailing off of thought.
Example
- She looked at him and said, 'I was thinking... maybe we could try again.'
B2Speech
(informal)Used verbally to suggest hesitation or an unfinished statement.
Example
- I wanted to tell you... but I wasn't sure how.
C1Computing
(technical)Indicates that a list is not exhaustive, similar to 'etc.'
Example
- The command can accept multiple arguments: file1, file2, file3...
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