paraleipsis — [par΄əlip′sispar΄ə līp′sis] n. pl. paraleipses [par΄ə līp′sēz΄] [Gr, omission < para ,PARA 1 + leipein, to leave: see LOAN] a rhetorical device in which a point is stressed by suggesting that it is too obvious or well known to mention, as in… … English World dictionary
paraleipsis — Preterition Pre ter*i tion (?; 277), n. [L. praeteritio: cf. F. pr[ e]t[ e]rition.] 1. The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paraleipsis — noun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted • Syn: ↑paralepsis, ↑paralipsis, ↑preterition • Hypernyms: ↑rhetorical device * * * paraleipsis, paralepsis see paralipsis … Useful english dictionary
paraleipsis — /par euh luyp sis/, n., pl. paraleipses / seez/. paralipsis. * * * … Universalium
paraleipsis — noun /ˌpær.əˈliːp.sɪs,ˌpær.əˈleɪp.sɪs/ A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it Example: I wont mention the difficulty of finding good definitions for old fashioned words … Wiktionary
paraleipsis — para·leip·sis … English syllables
paraleipsis — n. rhetorical device of emphasizing thing by omitting it or mentioning it only cursorily … Dictionary of difficult words
paralepsis — Paraleipsis Par a*leip sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to leave on one side, to omit; para beside + ? to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paralepsy — Paraleipsis Par a*leip sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to leave on one side, to omit; para beside + ? to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paralipsis — Paraleipsis Par a*leip sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to leave on one side, to omit; para beside + ? to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
