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preterition

Syllabification: (pret·er·i·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌpretəˈriSHən/
Definition of preterition

noun

  • 1the action of passing over or disregarding a matter, especially 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 century: from late Latin praeteritio(n-), from praeterire 'pass, go by'

preterition in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of preterition in the British & World English dictionary