Associations to the word «Apophasis»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

APOPHASIS, noun. (rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned

Dictionary definition

APOPHASIS, noun. Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke