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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread apophasis #156641 03/07/2006 12:52 PM Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20 Person_Man stranger Person_Man stranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20 Quote: > apophasis: allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned, as in I will not bring up my opponent's questionable financial dealings. Not according to the standard online definition, as linked by tsuwm: apophasis (Gk, denial) The rejection of several reasons why a thing should or should not be done and affirming a single one, considered most valid. What about this, this and this? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted apophasis / paraleipsis Person_Man 03/06/2006 2:30 AM Re: apophasis / paraleipsis tsuwm 03/06/2006 3:50 AM Re: apophasis / paraleipsis Person_Man 03/06/2006 3:58 AM Re: apophasis / paraleipsis Faldage 03/06/2006 11:20 AM Re: apophasis / paraleipsis maverick 03/06/2006 12:41 PM And then there were three Person_Man 03/06/2006 2:00 PM Re: And then there were three maverick 03/06/2006 2:08 PM apophasis Person_Man 03/07/2006 12:52 PM Re: apophasis TEd Remington 03/07/2006 1:20 PM Re: apophasis maverick 03/07/2006 2:33 PM Re: apophasis belMarduk 03/07/2006 3:11 PM Re: apophasis maverick 03/07/2006 4:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,328 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,171 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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