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noun
The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Synonym of paralipsis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
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Synonyms: paralipsis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rhetorical device
History
Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“to omit”).
Across languages
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