PARALIPSIS

paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition

(noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paralipsis (countable and uncountable, plural paraleipses)

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

Synonyms: apophasis, preterition

Source: Wiktionary


Par`a*lip"sis, n. Etym: [NL.]

Definition: See Paraleipsis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 March 2025

PARASITISM

(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)


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