What is ". . ." actually called?

Question

Is there a grammatical name for the punctuation ". . ."

Answer 1

It's called an ellipsis.

Answer 2

ellipsis ( …, ... )

Answer 3

Yes, "..." is called an Ellipsis. there are different uses for it, and you can find them all at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/m... and then click on the "..." in the tree to go to the definition and use.

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