aposiopesis

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aposiopesis

Summary

aposiopesis is a stylistic device[1]. aposiopesis draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #63 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • aposiopesis's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • aposiopesis's instance of is recorded as literature term[4].
  • aposiopesis's said to be the same as is recorded as reticence[5].
  • aposiopesis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[6].
  • aposiopesis's described by source is recorded as Literary Encyclopedia 1929—1939[7].
  • aposiopesis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • aposiopesis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • aposiopesis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • aposiopesis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • aposiopesis's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[12].
  • aposiopesis's different from is recorded as Suspension[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include stylistic device[3] and literature term[4].

Why It Matters

aposiopesis draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #63 of 107).[2] aposiopesis has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] aposiopesis is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as reticence
    Instance of stylistic device, literature term
    Aliases
    Different from Suspension
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294032205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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