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Definition of praeterition in English English dictionary
- A rhetorical device in which the speaker emphasizes something by omitting it
Example: I do not intend to draw attention to my heroic military service; Instead, I will focus on the economy.
- The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past
- A rhetorical device in which the speaker emphasizes something by omitting it. - "I do not intend to draw attention to my heroic military service; Instead, I will focus on the economy"