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Elipse

Definitions:

Noun:

1. Geometric shape that resembles a flattened circle.
2. An instance of a celestial body moving in the shape of an ellipse around another body.
3. Rhetorical device that involves omitting certain parts of a sentence or phrase, creating a sense of ambiguity.

Example Sentences:

Noun:

1. The track formed by a satellite orbiting the Earth is an elipse.
2. She drew a perfect elipse on the whiteboard to illustrate the concept.

Verb:

1. He elipsed his opponents by finishing the race in record time.
2. In his speech, the politician strategically elipsed the controversial topic.

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