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par⋅a⋅lep⋅sis
/
ˌpær
əˈlɛp
sɪs
/
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lep
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–noun,
plural
-ses
/
-siz
/
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-seez
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paralipsis.
par⋅a⋅lip⋅sis
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ˌpær
əˈlɪp
sɪs
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–noun,
plural
-ses
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-siz
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Rhetoric
.
the suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted, as in “not to mention other faults.”
Also,
paraleipsis
,
paralepsis.
Also called
preterition.
Origin:
1580–90;
< LL
paralīpsis
< Gk
paráleipsis
an omitting, equiv. to
paraleíp
(
ein
) to leave on one side (
para-
para-
1
+
leípein
to leave) +
-sis
-sis
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