Definition of preterition Preterition
pret•er•i•tion
We found 8 definitions of preterition from 4 different sources.
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What does preterition mean?
WordNet
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| preterition - suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | ||
| paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- preterition (n.)
The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past. - preterition (n.)
A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just." Called also paraleipsis. - preterition (n.)
The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion.
Part of speech
🔤- preterition, noun, singular of preteritions.
