Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

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n. mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

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Apophasis \A*poph"a*sis\ ([.a]*p[o^]f"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr. 'apo`fasis denial, fr. 'apofa`nai to speak out, to deny.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce ...

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n. (context rhetoric English) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

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Apophasis is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. Accordingly, it can be seen as a rhetorical relative of irony . The device is also called paralipsis (παράλειψις) ...