aposiopeses in English
noun
1
the device of suddenly breaking off in speech.
She uses the dash in the traditional manner, marking pauses, aposiopesis , and rhetorical transitions, but she also uses it in a non-traditional manner.
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1. Aposiopesis (countable and uncountable, plural aposiopeses) ( rhetoric ) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—)
2. Aposiopesis (countable and uncountable, plural aposiopeses) ( rhetoric ) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—)
3. Aposiopesis ( countable and uncountable, plural aposiopeses ) ( rhetoric) An abrupt breaking - off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis ( …) or an em dash ( — )