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paralipsis

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Synonyms: paraleipsis, paralepsis, paralipses, paralysis, parabiosis, parapsis, parablepsis, paradipsia, paraleipses, paratripsis

Antonyms: paraleipsis, paralepsis, paralipses, paralysis, parabiosis, parapsis, parablepsis, paradipsia, paraleipses, paratripsis

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|rhetoric|linguistics}} A [[figure of speech]] in which one [[pretend]]s to [[ignore]] or [[omit]] something by actually [[mention]]ing it. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}

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