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Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
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paralipsis
Word definitions for paralipsis in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paraleipsis \Par`a*leip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to leave on one side, to omit; para` beside + ? to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted [syn: paralepsis , paraleipsis , preterition ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, from Greek paraleipsis "passing by omission," from paraleipein "to leave on one side, pass over, leave untold," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + leipein "to leave" (see relinquish ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context rhetoric linguistics English) (alternative spelling of paraleipsis English)