Dot and Ellipse

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Dot noun - A small area that is different (as in color) from the main part.

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Ellipse and dot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ellipse" instead a noun "Dot".

Nearby Word: dotty

Ellipse noun - A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it.

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Dot and ellipse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dot" instead a noun "Ellipse".

Nearby Words: ellipsis, elliptic

New Media Are Evil: Apparently, many people admit to their punctuation going out the window in emails, constantly using dashes and "those dot, dot, dot things" (ellipses—singular form ellipsis, which I point out because the plural of "ellipse" is spelled the exact same way).

Source: Literature / Eats, Shoots & Leaves

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