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View definitions for elliptic

elliptic

adjective as in oval

adjective as in ovate

adjective as in oviform

adjective as in ovoid

adjective as in ovoidal

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During a Pittsburgh stop earlier this month, Biden spoke elliptically about Trump’s trial, betting his audience was already in on the joke.

It’s also one of a number of movies that, by turns bluntly and elliptically, either focus on young people or on adults grappling with childhood in some manner.

Set in contemporary Beijing, the story emerges elliptically, as does Gu Wentong.

The conjecture would also settle some open questions in number theory and could become an important tool in the field—especially when combined with the concept of elliptic curves.

“You have to start dreaming,” he says elliptically.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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