aposiopesi
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiṓpēsis), from ἀποσιωπάω (aposiōpáō, “to be silent”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: a‧po‧si‧o‧pè‧si
Noun
[edit]aposiopesi f (invariable)
- (rhetoric) aposiopesis, reticence
- Synonym: reticenza