- 1. n. A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here." Source: opted
- 2. n. breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations) Source: wordnet
- 3. A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here." Source: webster
- 4. A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, asif unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as, "I declareto you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of that, here." Source: adambom
- 5. n. breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations) Source: ecdict
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