Definitions for paralipsis

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paralipsis par·a·lip·sis

Spelling: [par-uh-lip-sis]

IPA: /ˌpær əˈlɪp sɪs/

Paralipsis is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 296 anagrams from letters in paralipsis (aaiilpprss).

Definitions for paralipsis

noun

1. the suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted, as in “not to mention other faults.”.

Origin of paralipsis

1580-90; Late Latin paralīpsis Greek paráleipsis an omitting, equivalent to paraleíp(ein) to leave on one side (para- para-¹ + leípein to leave) + -sis