aposiopesis (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
Outgoing links
Hypernym rhetorical device
Derivationally related form aposiopesis → aposiopetic
Incoming links
Derivationally related form aposiopetic → aposiopesis
Pertainym (pertains to noun) aposiopetic → aposiopesis
Hyponym rhetorical device

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