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noun 
  1. The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
  2. A rhetorical device in which the speaker emphasizes something by omitting it.
I do not intend to draw attention to my heroic military service; Instead, I will focus on the economy.
  1. The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in his will.
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