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apophasis

apop·ha·sis

UK/əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/ US/əˈpɑf.ə.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned

Origin

Via Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) from ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φάσις (phásis, “statement, proposition”) from φημί (phēmí, “to speak”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂; whence Latin fārī, cognate to fame, fable.

Phrases

  • not to mention
  • to say nothing of

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