to say nothing of

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to say nothing of

  • /tʊ seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/ UK
  • /tə seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/ US

conjunction

  1. idiomatic An apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account, not to mention, without considering. She had already eaten a large lunch, to say nothing of a full cooked breakfast that morning.

    Similar: let alone, not to mention, much less

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conj apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point

日本語況して mashite
Portuguêsquanto mais
Françaissans compter, sans parler de
Deutschganz zu schweigen von
Românădarămite
Русскийне говоря уже о ne govorja uže o

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@misc{to_say_nothing_of_2026,
  title = {to say nothing of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20say%20nothing%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}