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Aposiopesis

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Word	Definition
apocopationnoun	(linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word.
ecphonesisnoun	(rhetoric) Exclamation.
ictusnoun	The pulse.
exophasianoun	Audible speech.
interjectionnoun	(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
speech disfluencynoun	A part of speech usually expressed as a pause or hesitation; such as err, um, hmm.
interjection pointnoun	(obsolete) An exclamation mark.
speakonoun	(informal) A mistake made when speaking, for example saying the wrong word accidentally.
spoken pausenoun	A temporary stop in any form of speech.
semirantnoun	(informal, chiefly Internet) A mild or brief rant.
aspirationnoun	The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
occlusionnoun	The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
eclipsisnoun	A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
note of interjectionnoun	(obsolete) An exclamation mark.
snipnoun	The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
nasal	(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
interjectional phrasenoun	(grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as an interjection.
hawingverb	The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
interruptionnoun	The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
air quotenoun	A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology.