/par'euh lip"sis/ , n. , pl. paralipses /-seez/ . Rhet.
the suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted, as in "not to mention other faults." Also, paraleipsis, paralepsis . Also called preterition .
[ 1580-90; paralipsis paráleipsis an omitting, equiv. to paraleíp ( ein ) to leave on one side ( para- PARA- 1 + leípein to leave) + -sis -SIS ]