Class 12 English Core CBSE ellipsis ................... three dots (…) used in place of a word or words to show that they have been left out deliberately

An ellipsis, or ellipses in the plural form, is a punctuation mark of three dots (. . .)

An Ellipsis shows an omission of words, represents a pause or suggests there is something left unsaid

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