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| par·a·lip·sis [ pàrrə lípsiss ] (plural par·a·lip·ses [ pàrrə líp sz ]) or par·a·leip·sis [ pàrrə lpsiss ] (plural par·a·leip·ses [ pàrrə lp sz ]) |
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rhetorical device: a rhetorical technique in which you emphasize a topic by saying in some way that you will not talk about it, e.g. by using the phrase "not to mention"
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| [Mid-16th century. Via late Latin< Greek paraleipsis "omission" < paraleipein "leave on one side" < leipein "leave"] |
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