aposiopesi
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiṓpēsis), from ἀποσιωπάω (aposiōpáō, “to be silent”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧si‧o‧pè‧si
Noun edit
aposiopesi f (invariable)
- (rhetoric) aposiopesis, reticence
- Synonym: reticenza