par|a|leip|sis

par|a|leip|sis
par|a|leip|sis «PAR uh LYP sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
= paralipsis. (Cf.paralipsis)

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  • 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 example, if an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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