Definition of apophasis
English to English noun - mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
source: WordNet 3.0 - A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Cæsar, iii. 2.]
source: Webster 1913
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