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Paralipsis

Paralipsis

Paralipsis is a kind of irony in which the speaker proposes not to speak of a matter, but still somehow reveals it.

I know who did it, but I won’t mention Bill’s name.

Page/s: 1637
Source: Gove 1966

Gove, Philip B. (editor). 1966.Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language. Unabridged, with seven language dictionary. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Page/s: 490
Source: Corbett 1971

Corbett, Edward P. J. 1971.Classical rhetoric for the modern student. New York: Oxford University.

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