Definition of paraleipsis Paraleipsis

par•a•leip•sis

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What does paraleipsis mean?

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Noun
paraleipsis - suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
		paralepsis, paralipsis, preterition

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paraleipsis (Noun)
A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it, as in: "I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice".

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

paraleipsis (n.)
A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, "I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice."

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

paraleipsis
par-a-līp′sis, n. (rhet.) a figure by which one fixes attention on a subject by pretending to neglect it, as, 'I will not speak of his generosity, his gentleness of disposition, or his reverence for sacred things.' [Gr., from paraleipein, to leave on one side—para, beside, leipein, to leave.]

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paraleipsis, noun, singular of paraleipses.

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