athetesis

noun

ath·​e·​te·​sis

ˌathəˈtēsə̇s

plural atheteses

-ēˌsēz

: the rejecting or marking of a passage (as in a poem) as spurious

Word History

Etymology

Greek athetēsis art of setting aside, abolition, annulling, from athetos + -ēsis -esis

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