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PRETERMISSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pretermission mean?
• PRETERMISSION (noun)
The noun PRETERMISSION has 1 sense:
1. letting pass without notice
Familiarity information: PRETERMISSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Letting pass without notice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pretermission" is a kind of...):
omission (neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)
Derivation:
pretermit (leave undone or leave out)
pretermit (disregard intentionally or let pass)
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