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Noun: aposiopesis (aposiopeses)  ,a-pu,sI-u'pee-sis
  1. Breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)

Derived forms: aposiopeses

Type of: rhetorical device

Encyclopedia: Aposiopesis

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