| Definition of 'preterition' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition
suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
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| Definition of 'preterition' |
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1. (noun) preterition
the act of passing, or going past; the state of being past
2. (noun) preterition
a figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just." Called also paraleipsis
3. (noun) preterition
the omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion
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