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APOPHASIS

\ɐpˈɒfɐsˌiz], \ɐpˈɒfɐsˌiz], \ɐ_p_ˈɒ_f_ɐ_s_ˌi_z]\

Definitions of APOPHASIS

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mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A figure by which the orator seems to wave what he would plainly insinuate .

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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