preterition
preterition · preteritions
упущение, умолчание
The act of passing by, disregarding or omittingThe act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
упуще́ниеupuščénije, умолча́ниеumolčánije
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)Synonym of paralipsis.
(countable, uncountable)The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will.
(countable, uncountable)The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.
More definitions
- suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the act of passing by, disregarding or omitting:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“to omit”).Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“to omit”).
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Forms
plural: preteritionsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted:paralepsisparaleipsisparalipsis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable