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preterition
pret·er·i·tion [ prèttə rísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
omitting of something: the act of passing over something or leaving something out ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < late Latin praeterition- "a passing by" < Latin praeterire "go by" < ire "go"]
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