Word: litotes
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Synonyms: litotes
meiosis
Translations: litotes
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spanish
Translations:
litote, lítotes, lítote, la litotes
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french
Translations:
litote, la litote
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italian
Translations:
litote, la litote, litoti
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russian
Translations:
литота
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hungarian
Translations:
litotész
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greek
Translations:
σχήμα λιτότητας, λιτότητα
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ukrainian
Translations:
литота, Літота
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bulgarian
Translations:
литотес
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belarusian
Translations:
літота
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lithuanian
Translations:
litotė, Litotes
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romanian
Translations:
litotă, litota
The meaning and "use of": litotes
noun
- ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry , meaning you'll be glad ). - Yet this definition fails to explain instances of litotes , or understatement, which is often classified as a kind of irony.
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