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English noun: litotes | |||
| 1. | litotes (communication) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | ||
| Samples | Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes. | ||
| Synonyms | meiosis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rhetorical device, understatement | ||
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