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Which punctuation mark derived its name from the Greek word which means cut off?

The punctuation mark that derived its name from the Greek word meaning "cut off" is the ellipsis.

The word "ellipsis" comes from the Greek word "ἔλλειψις" (élleipsis), which means "omission" or "deficiency." In punctuation, an ellipsis (...) indicates an omission of words, phrases, lines, or even whole sections from a text.

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