ellipse

IPA: ɪɫˈɪps

(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
A park in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Synonym of President's Park South, a 52 acre city park, south of the South Lawn of the White House, between the White House estate and the Washington Monument grounds of the National Mall.
An elliptical oval grassy field in President's Park South

(grammar) To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.

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