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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted wordnet
3. 3
   Synonym of paralipsis. countable, rhetoric, uncountable
4. 4
   The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

paralipsisapophasisblankchasmfigure of speechmalapropism

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“I omit”).

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