The thing I'd like to know what exactly the singular form and definition of
ellipses?
Is it ellipsis... or is it ellipse?
That's why I always use ellipsises as the plural of "dot-dot-dot".
Heh.
ellipsis |iˈlipsis| noun (pl. ellipses |-sēz| )
• the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
• a set of dots indicating an ellipsis.