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Meaning of 'aposiopesis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aposiopesis [ 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."

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