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Paralipsis Definition & Meaning

paralipsis
noun
  1. suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted

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What does paralipsis mean?
suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
What part of speech is paralipsis?
Paralipsis is a noun.

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