Alternative forms

• ..., . . ., ᠁, ⋮, ⋯, ⋰, ⋱, 。。。

Punctuation mark

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1. Indicates a pause.
   • 1965, Frank Herbert, Dune (in English), New York: Ace Books, →OCLC, page 48:

     “I thank you for the gift, Dr. Yueh,” Paul said, speaking formally. “It will be our secret. If there is a gift or favor you wish from me, please do not hesitate to ask.”
     "I . . . need for nothing," Yueh said.

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2. Indicates an omission.

   One critic described the novel as "not the greatest he has written, but ... perhaps the most memorable".Category:Translingual terms with usage examples#…

3. Indicates trailing off at the end of a sentence.
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 538:

     Sinto muito ter de contradizê-la, Minerva, mas, como pode ver no meu bilhete, Harry tem obtido resultados muito fracos nas minhas aulas…

     I'm sorry to contradict you, Minerva, but, as you can see in my note, Harry has obtained very weak results in my classes…

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4. (Internet slangCategory:Translingual internet slang#…, text messagingCategory:Translingual text messaging slang#…) A response used to express being at a loss for words, such as due to annoyance, shock, or confusion.

   ― You're 35, you still live with your mother, you have no job, no hope, no prospects, what's the point of even going on?
   ― …

5. (text messagingCategory:Translingual text messaging slang#…, datedCategory:Translingual dated terms#…) Separates different ideas or messages within the same text message. (In modern usage, multiple messages would be sent instead.)^[1]

   Boomer ellipses

6. (computingCategory:mul:Computing#…) Indicates that a computer command will request further information, typically by opening a dialog box.

   Save as...Category:Translingual terms with usage examples#…

   Find and replace...Category:Translingual terms with usage examples#…

7. (chiefly advertisingCategory:mul:Advertising#…, datedCategory:Translingual dated terms#…) Links loosely related clauses and surrounds parentheticals in the manner of the comma, semicolon or em dash
   • 1944, advert for the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in Life magazine, Volume 16, Number 4 (page 31)

     Free training ... with pay ... in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps

   • 1944, McGraw-Hill, Engineering and Mining Journal, volume 145 (in English), page 54:

     A relieved world then will eagerly turn to the task of reclaiming the destruction wrought by Mars ... A tremendous task, filled with infinite possibilities ... A profitable task, according to how well you are prepared to do your part in the rehabilitation

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   • 1951, advert for IBM in Fortune magazine, volume 44 number 6, December 1951, page 55.

     Thousands of IBM business machines ... critical to our nation's defense ... are at work for science, industry, and the armed forces

   • 1973, advert for MIT calculators in Radio-Electronics, January issue, page 15

     Adds...subtracts...multiplies...divides...instantly & electronically!

8. (chessCategory:mul:Chess#…) In algebraic notation: Preceding a move made by Black, unless White's previous move is given on the same line.
   • 2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian‎ (in English), archived from the original on 23 January 2023:

     1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end.

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9. (typographyCategory:mul:Typography#…) May be, or form part of, a leader: a series of dots used as a visual aid to connect items in lists, such as chapter headers to page numbers in a table of contents.

Symbol

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1. (mathematicsCategory:mul:Mathematics#…) In a sequence of numbers, omits numbers, when the pattern to be followed is clear.

   1, 2, 3, ..., 1000

   1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 100

2. (mathematicsCategory:mul:Mathematics#…) Indicates that an indefinite sequence of digits of an irrational number follows.

   The square root of 2 is 1.4142135623730950488…

3. See ... for the Morse code letter "S".

See also

• ฯ
• ຯ

Punctuation

References

Punctuation mark

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