1. (n.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.

2. (n.) An ellipse.

abbreviation abridgment abstract apocope aposiopesis clipping compression condensation conspectus contraction crasis curtailment cutting elision epitome foreshortening precis pruning recap recapitulation reduction retrenchment shortening summary summation syncope syneresis synopsis telescoping truncation