gapping
Speech parts
1. gapping - Noun
2. gapping - Verb
Derived from gap
Meaning
gapping
present participle of gap
(linguistics) A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."
(anatomy) The formation of a gap.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
different
distance
difference
gap
differential
variance
aperture
apostrophe
discrepancy
omission
thinning
chasm
fissure
crevice
chink
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