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Noun: paralipsis  ,per-u'lip-sis [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'lip-sis [Brit]
  1. Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
    - paralepsis, paraleipsis, preterition

Type of: rhetorical device

Encyclopedia: Paralipsis