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APOPHASIS

• APOPHASIS (noun)
The noun APOPHASIS has 1 sense:

1. mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

Familiarity information: APOPHASIS used as a noun is very rare.

• APOPHASIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("apophasis" is a kind of...):

rhetorical device (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))

"Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny of tar."
(English proverb)
"The snake moves, erasing its tracks with its tail."
(Albanian proverb)
"Don't count your chickens until they've hatched."
(Catalan proverb)
"Hunger is the best cook."
(Czech proverb)

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