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elliptic

el.lip.tic \i-'lip-tik, e-\ \-ti-k*l\ \-ti-k(*-)le-\ aj [Gk elleiptikos 
   defective, marked by ellipsis, fr. elleipein] 1a: of, relating to, or 
   shaped like an ellipse  1b: of, relating to, or being a space in which no 
   line parallel to a given  line passes through a point not on the line 2a: 
   of, relating to, or marked by ellipsis or an ellipsis  2b1: of, relating 
   to, of marked by extreme economy of speech or writing  2b2: of or relating 
   to studied obscurity of literary style  - el.lip.ti.cal aj