You won't find this term in any dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary specifically excludes Renaissance rhetorical terms, and
praecisio
(pronouncedpray-KEY-see-oh
) is one of these. Praecisio is the figure of speech one step beyond aporia, the figure of speech wherein, instead of speaking, one makes one's point by holding one's tongue: It is the silence that is the message and the method. This silence, or the suggestion of silence, is often a strong message, one that avant-gardists...
