Thesaurus: preterition

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1. n. The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past.
2. 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.
3. n. The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion.
4. n. suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
5. 1. The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past. Bp. Hall. 2. (Rhet.) 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. 3. (Law) The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion. Bouvier.
6. A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, asummary mention of it is made; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, heis learned, he is just." Called also paraleipsis.
7. n suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted