PARALIPSIS


Meaning of PARALIPSIS in English

n. (also -leipsis) (pl. -ses) Rhet. 1 the device of giving emphasis by professing to say little or nothing of a subject, as in not to mention their unpaid debts of several millions. 2 an instance of this. [LL f. Gk paraleipsis passing over (as PARA-(1), leipsis f. leipo leave)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.