The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ.
The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.
A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them, " . . . ", or, more recently, a single character, "…", used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible, or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues (e.g., 1, ..., 4 means 1, 2, 3, 4).
The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.