Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from the, élleipsis, "omission")'s a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought or, at the end of a sentence, a trailing off into silence (aposiopesis). The most common form of an ellipsis's a row of three periods or full stops (...). Forms encountered less often are: three asterisks (***), one em dash (—… (More on Ellipsis)