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Paraleipsis

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Noun

1. paraleipsis, paralepsis, paralipsis, preterition

suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Paraleipsis

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nounWord forms: plural ˌparaˈleipˌses (ˌpærəˈlaɪpˌsiz ; parˌəlīpˈsēzˌ)
a rhetorical device in which a point is stressed by suggesting that it is too obvious or well-known to mention, as in the phrase, “not to mention the expense involved”
: also ˌparaˈlepsis (ˌpærəˈlɛpsɪs ; parˌəlepˈsis), ˌparaˈlipsis (ˌpærəˈlɪpsɪs ; parˌəlipˈsis)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Paraleipsis

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n. pl. par·a·lip·ses (-sēz) or par·a·leip·ses or par·a·lep·ses
See apophasis.

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