Figura umilchaniia

[Petre Petrov]

The Latin term (derived from Greek, of course) is "aposiopesis." It refers
to the rhetorical gesture of stopping one's speech short and leaving an
utterance incomplete. I think the English rendition is simply "figure of
silence." In non-specialized context, Russians use "figura umolchaniia" to
refer to instances in which someone (say, in a news report) deliberately
leaves out an available piece of information.

PP

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Could someone please give me the English or Latin equivalent of the term in 
rhetoric that corresponds to the Russian

FIGURA UMOLCHANIIA

Many thanks.

Vladimir Padunov

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