Preterition

Definition:

  • (n.) The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past.
  • (n.) A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just." Called also paraleipsis.
  • (n.) The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion.

Compare preterition with other words:

preterition vs. pretermission

preterite vs. preterition

preterition vs. will

heir vs. preterition

name vs. preterition

legal vs. preterition

preterition vs. testator

failure vs. preterition

omit vs. preterition

pass vs. preterition

disregard vs. preterition

preterition vs. rhetoric