paralipsis
Meanings
noun
- A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”).
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