prétérition

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“to pass by”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁe.te.ʁi.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

prétérition f (plural prétéritions)

1. (formal, literary, law) preterition, omission

   Synonym: omission

Related terms

• prétérit

Further reading

• “prétérition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.