preterition
Pronunciation: /ˌpriːtəˈrɪʃ(ə)n/
Definition of preterition
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: the favourite rhetorical trope of the historical novelists is preterition, saying that you are not going to say something and thereby saying it
Origin:
late 16th century: from late Latin praeteritio(n-), from praeterire 'pass, go by'