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Definition of: aposiopesis

(ap′ə·sī′ə·pēsis) noun
A sudden interruption of a thought in the middle of a sentence, as if the speaker or writer were unable or unwilling to continue. Example: When I perceived the delights of paradise
—but who could describe them?
[ <L <Gk. aposiōpēsis < aposiōpaein < apo- from + siōpaein be silent]
—ap
o·sio·pet′ic (-petik) adjective

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