preterition | ||
1. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | |
Synonyms: | paraleipsis paralipsis paralepsis | |
Related terms: | rhetorical_device | |
Similar spelling: |
preterit protraction pretermit preterite preterist protrusion pretermission protractile praetorian protractible protract preternatural |