- prosiopetic
- adjective /ˌpɹɒsɪəʊˈpɛtɪk,ˌpɹɒsɪəˈpɛtɪk,ˌpɻɑsioʊˈpɛtɪ̶k/Of the nature of prosiopesis; compare .
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prosiopesis — noun /ˌpɹɒsɪəʊˈpiːsɪs,ˌpɻɑsioʊˈpisɪ̶s/ a) <ref name= OED 1989 /><ref name= OED 2008/06 /> Ellipsis of the beginning of a grammatical construction,<ref name= OED 1989 /><ref name= OED 2008/06 /> common in informal speech… … Wiktionary
