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Paralipsis vs Paraleipsis - What's the difference?

paralipsis | paraleipsis | Alternative forms |

Paraleipsis is a alternative form of paralipsis.



In rhetoric linguistics terms the difference between paralipsis and paraleipsis

is that paralipsis is an alternative spelling of lang=en while paraleipsis is a figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it, as in: "I will not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice".

paralipsis

English

Noun

(paralipses)
  • (rhetoric, linguistics)

    • paraleipsis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * paralepsis, paralipsis

    Noun

    {{examples-right, * needless to say * not to mention}} (paraleipses)
  • (rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it, as in: "I will not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice".

    • See also

    * apophasis