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paralepsis
par·a·lip·sis P5064650 (păr′ə-lĭp′sĭs) or par·a·leip·sis (-līp′-) or par·a·lep·sis (-lĕp′-)n. pl. par·a·lip·ses (-sēz) or par·a·leip·ses or par·a·lep·ses See apophasis.
[Late Latin paralīpsis, from Greek paraleipsis, omission, apophasis, from paraleipein, to leave to the side, omit : para-, para- + leipein, to leave; see leikw in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | paralepsis - suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omittedparaleipsis, paralipsis, preteritionrhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
paralepsis
Related to paralepsis: paraleipsis, apophasis, aposiopesisSynonyms for paralepsisnoun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omittedSynonyms- paraleipsis
- paralipsis
- preterition
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