suspension point

/səˌspɛnʃən pɔɪnt/
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Other forms: suspension points

Definitions of suspension point
  1. noun
    (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
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    type of:
    full point, full stop, period, point, stop
    a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
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