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Paralipsis Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix para-

Paralipsis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

2

A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rhetorical device

Origin

The word comes from Ancient Greek paráleipsis, meaning "omission." It is derived from the verb paraleípō, which means "to pass over" or "leave behind."

Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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