n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-p ə - ˌ s ī - ə - ' p ē -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pe · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek aposi ō p ē sis, from aposi ō pan to be fully silent, from apo- + si ō pan to be silent, from si ō p ē silence
Date: 1555
: the leaving of a thought incomplete usually by a sudden breaking off (as in “ his behavior wasbut I blush to mention that ” )
– ap · o · si · o · pet · ic \ - ' pe-tik \ adjective