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Preterition
Alternative forms
praeterition
præterition
Full definition of preterition
Noun
preterition
(
countable and uncountable; plural
preteritions
)
The act of
pass
ing by,
disregard
ing or
omit
ting.
A
rhetoric
al device in which the speaker emphasizes something by omitting it.
I do not intend to draw attention to my heroic military service; Instead, I will focus on the economy.
(
legal
) The
failure
of a
testator
to
name
a
legal
heir
in his
will
.
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