preterition

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preterition

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Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“to omit”).

noun preteritions · praeteritio · praeterition · præterition

countable, uncountable The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
countable, rhetoric, uncountable Synonym of paralipsis.
Similar: paralipsis
countable, uncountable The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will.
countable, uncountable The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.

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noun the act of passing by, disregarding or omitting

Español	preterición
中文	略過 /略过 lüèguò
Português	preterição
Русский	упуще́ние upuščénije, умолча́ние umolčánije

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@misc{preterition_2026,
  title = {preterition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preterition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}