prétérition
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin praeteritiōnem, from praetereō (“to pass by”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁe.te.ʁi.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
prétérition f (plural prétéritions)
- (formal, literary, law) preterition, omission
- Synonym: omission
Related terms
- prétérit
Further reading
- “prétérition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.