ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pretermission

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pretermission is a noun meaning Omission; failure to do something.

Meaning

Omission; failure to do something.

More Meanings

  1. Preterition; the act of passing over; paralipsis.

Example Sentences

[T]wentie Kings in a continu'd row, that either did nothing, or liv'd in Ages that wrote nothing, at leaſt a foul pretermiſſion in the Author of this, whether Story or Fable; himſeelf wearie, as ſeems, of his own tedious Tale.

Word Forms

Synonyms for pretermission

Depending on context, synonyms include disregard.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disregard, failure, preterition, ommission, omission, missout.

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