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paralipsis: Meaning and Definition of

par•a•lip•sis

Pronunciation: (par"u-lip'sis), [key]
— pl. -ses
  1. the suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted, as in “not to mention other faults.” Also called
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Paralipomenon parallactic ellipse
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