paralipsis
paralipsis · paraleipses
Paralipse
A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually…A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.
/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.
Paralipse
More definitions
- suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
Translations
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By meaning 1
figure of speech — see also apophasis:
Origin
From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pasFrom Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”).
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Forms
plural: paraleipsesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted:paralepsisparaleipsispreterition
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedparaliptic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable