What does "preterition" mean?

The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.

What is a synonym for "preterition"?

Common synonyms include: apophasis, blank, chasm, figure of speech, malapropism, metaphor.

noun

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Noun

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

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