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                    "description": "<b>εως (ἡ) :<br\/>   I<\/b> manque, insuffisance, <i>p. opp. à<\/i> ὑπερϐολή, PLAT. <i>Prot. 356<\/i> a ; <i>à<\/i> ὑπεροχή, ARSTT. <i>Phys. 1, 4, 1, etc. ;<\/i><br\/><b>   II<\/b> <i>t. de gr. :<\/i><br\/><b>      1<\/b> ellipse, <i>omission d’un mot,<\/i> DYSC. <i>Synt. 117, 19 Bkk. ;<\/i> GAL. <i>2, 78<\/i> a ; CLÉM. <i>2, 524 a Migne ;<\/i><br\/><b>      2<\/b> omission d’une lettre (<i>p. ex<\/i>. ἕταρος <i>pour<\/i> ἑταῖρος) TRIPHIOD. <i>25 ;<\/i> DRAC. <i>159, 14<\/i>.<p style='color:darkblue'><b>Étym<\/b>. ἐλλείπω.<\/p>"
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