Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preterition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preteri-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of paralipsis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“to omit”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: praeteritiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

preteritions (plural) praeteritio (alternative) praeterition (alternative) præterition (alternative)

Synonyms

paralipsis pretermission paralepsis paraleipsis

Questions

What does preterition mean?: The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
Where does preterition come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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