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paralipsis |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paralipsis \Par`a*lip"sis\, n. [NL.] See {Paraleipsis}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paraleipsis \Par`a*leip"sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?, fr ? to leave on one side to omit; ? 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, if an orator should say ``I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.'' [Written also {paralepsis}, {paralepsy}, {paralipsis}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paralipsis n : suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted [syn: {paralepsis}, {paraleipsis}, {preterition}]
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