English-Thai Dictionary
preterition
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRETERITION
n.[L. proeterio, to pass by. ] 1. The act of going past; the state of being past.
2. In rhetoric, a figure by which, in pretending to pass over any thing, we make a summary mention of it; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just, " etc. The most artful praises are those bestowed by way of preterition.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRETERITION
Pre `ter *i "tion, n. Etym: [L. praeteritio: cf. F. prétérition.]
1. The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past. Bp. Hall.
2. (Rhet.)
Defn: 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.
3. (Law )
Defn: The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion. Bouvier.
New American Oxford Dictionary
preterition
pret er i tion |ˌpretəˈriSHən ˌprɛdəˈrɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action of passing over or disregarding a matter, esp. the rhetorical technique of making summary mention of something by professing to omit it. 2 (in Calvinist theology ) omission from God's elect; nonelection to salvation. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin praeteritio (n- ), from praeterire ‘pass, go by. ’
Oxford Dictionary
preterition
preterition |ˌpriːtəˈrɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of passing over or disregarding a matter, especially the rhetorical technique of making summary mention of something by professing to omit it. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Latin praeteritio (n- ), from praeterire ‘pass, go by ’.
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