paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition
(noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
19 September 2024
(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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