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aposiopesis
ap·o·si·o·pe·sis [ àppə sī ə pssiss ] (plural ap·o·si·o·pe·ses [ àppə sī ə p sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
sudden break in speaking: a sudden break in speaking, giving the impression that the speaker does not want to or cannot continue, e.g. in the sentence "On Tuesday morning I came in just as I always do, and I saw - I can't go on"
[Late 16th century. Via Latin< Greek aposiōpēsis< aposiopan "stop speaking" < siopē "silence"]

ap·o·si·o·pet·ic [ àppə sī ə péttik ] adjective
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