paraleipsis
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paraleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleipō, “I pass over”), from παρά (para, “by, near”) + λείπω (leipō, “I leave”).
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- (UK, US) IPA: /ˌpær.əˈliːp.sɪs/, /ˌpær.əˈleɪp.sɪs/, SAMPA: /%p{r.@.li:p.sIS/
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[edit] Noun
paraleipsis (plural paraleipses)
- (rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it
- Example:- I won't mention the difficulty of finding good definitions for old-fashioned words.
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figure of speech
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Examples of paraleipsis
