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paraleipsis

/ˌpæɹəˈliːpsɪs/

paraleipsis is the alternative form of paralipsis.

Meaning of paralipsis

Noun

paralipsis (countable and uncountable, plural paraleipses)

  1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.
    • These negatives are a paraleipsis: what cannot be done to the soul can be done to the body.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

Forms of paraleipsis

pluralparaleipses

Questions about paraleipsis

What is paraleipsis the alternative form of?
Paraleipsis is the alternative form of paralipsis.
How do you pronounce paraleipsis?
Paraleipsis is pronounced /ˌpæɹəˈliːpsɪs/.

Words near paraleipsis in the dictionary

  1. paralectotypes
  2. paralects
  3. paralegal
  4. paralegals
  5. paraleipses
  6. paraleipsis
  7. paraleiptic
  8. paralell
  9. paralelled
  10. paralelling
  11. paralells

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