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to say nothing of

Syllables: to say no·thing ofUK/tʊ seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/US/tə seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/

to say nothing of conjunction: an apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account, not to mention, without considering.

Conjunction

to say nothing of

  1. (idiomatic) An apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account, not to mention, without considering.
    • She had already eaten a large lunch, to say nothing of a full cooked breakfast that morning.
    • The prodigies of this reign can scarce be paralelled in any reign. To say nothing of the King's sister the Dutchess of Orleance being poysoned, nor what was the occasion of it: to say nothing of the Queen Mother and Prince Rupert's leaving the Court in discontent: to say nothing of the thousands...1716, M. R., “The Last Time of His Magistracy”, in W[illiam] H[ylton] D[yer] Longstaffe, editor, Memoirs of the Life of Mr. Ambrose Barnes, Late Merchant and Sometime Alderman of Newcastle upon Tyne...

Synonyms of to say nothing of

Questions about to say nothing of

What does to say nothing of mean?
To say nothing of means an apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account, not to mention, without considering.
What part of speech is to say nothing of?
To say nothing of is a conjunction.
How do you pronounce to say nothing of?
To say nothing of is pronounced /tʊ seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/ (UK).

Words near to say nothing of in the dictionary

  1. to pieces
  2. to put it another way
  3. to reckon with
  4. to rights
  5. to save one's life
  6. to say nothing of
  7. to say the least
  8. to scale
  9. to some extent
  10. to someone's credit
  11. to someone's face

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