preterition

  1. Noun.  The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
  2. Noun.  A rhetorical device in which the speaker emphasizes something by omitting it.
  3. Noun.  (legal) The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in his will.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.