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litotes |
Grep of noun litotes litotes Overview of noun litotes The noun litotes has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. litotes, meiosis -- (understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes") Overview of noun litotes The noun litotes has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. litotes, meiosis -- (understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes")
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