Pretermission

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pretermission \Pre`ter*mis"sion\, n. [L. praetermissio. See
     {Pretermit}.]
     1. The act of passing by or omitting; omission. --Milton.
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     2. (Rhet.) See {Preterition}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pretermission
       n : letting pass without notice