/euh pof"euh sis/ , n. Rhet.
denial of one's intention to speak of a subject that is at the same time named or insinuated, as "I shall not mention Caesar's avarice, nor his cunning, nor his morality."
[ 1650-60; apópha ( nai ) to say no, deny ( apo- APO- + phánai to say) + -sis -SIS ]