pretermission (ss as sh)

[Fr., from Lat. prætermi io, from præterm is sus, pa. par. of præter mit to =to pa by, to omit: præter =by, and mit to = to send.] 1. Ord. Lang.: The act of pa ing by or omitting; omi ion. "A foul pretermi ion in the author of this, whether story or fabric."- Milton : Hist . Eng . , bk. i. 2. Rhet.: The same as PRETERITION (q. v.). pre-ter-mit', *pre-ter-myt, v . t . [Lat. præter mit to .] [PRETERMISSION.] To pa by or over, to omit. "Not so much as one iote or one title could be preter mitted."-Bp. Gardner: True Obedience , fol. 15. pre-ter-mit-ter, *pre-ter-mit-er, s. [Eng. pretermit; -er.] One who pa es over or omits.