What does paraleipsis mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preteritionnoun
suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
Wiktionary
paraleipsisnoun
A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it, as in: "I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice".
Etymology: From παράλειψις, from παραλείπω, from παρά + λείπω.
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paraleipsis
Paraleipsis is a rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. Essentially, it's a method of emphasizing a point by seeming to ignore or deny it, drawing attention to it indirectly rather than stating it outright. It's often used in political or persuasive context.
Webster Dictionary
Paraleipsisnoun
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."
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to leave on one side, to omit; para` beside + to leave.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Paraleipsis
par-a-līp′sis, n. (rhet.) a figure by which one fixes attention on a subject by pretending to neglect it, as, 'I will not speak of his generosity, his gentleness of disposition, or his reverence for sacred things.' [Gr., from paraleipein, to leave on one side—para, beside, leipein, to leave.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paraleipsis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paraleipsis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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