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Apophasis vs Para - What's the difference?

apophasis | para |

As a noun apophasis

is (rhetoric) an allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.

As a verb para is

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apophasis

English

Noun

(apophases)
  • (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
    • "I won't mention your bad grammar" is an example of apophasis .

    Related terms

    * apo- * -phasis * apophatic * apophatically

    Coordinate terms

    * proslepsis

    See also

    * not to mention * to say nothing of

    para

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • State in northern Brazil which has as its capital.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "Pará")

    Anagrams

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