3 English Synonyms for PRETERITION

Definition: 1. (rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]

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Definition: 1. (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.

There are 2 definitions of the word apophasis

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Definition: 1. Omission; failure to do something.

There are 2 definitions of the word pretermission

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