(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) A research on the acquisition of morphemes of plural, diminutive, augmentative, gerund, imperfect, and preterite with 109 Spanish children from 3 to 6 is reported.
Testator
Definition:
(n.) A man who makes and leaves a will, or testament, at death.
Example Sentences:
(1) A psychiatrist may be asked to assess the competency of a testator when he or she is planning to create or modify a will or after the death of a testator when the will is challenged.
(2) The finding by a court that the author of a will (the testator) lacked mental capacity or was subject to undue influence at the time the will was executed can invalidate the will.
(3) On examination it is found to be intertwined with the testator's attitudes toward death.