| Engelsk substantiv: meiosis | 
| 1. | meiosis (om prosess) (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | miosis, reduction division | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | cell division, cellular division | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | nondisjunction | 
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 | Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | anaphase, cytokinesis, karyokinesis, metaphase, prophase, segregation, telophase | 
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 | Overordnet kategori | genetic science, genetics | 
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| 2. | meiosis (om kommunikasjon) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes. 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | litotes | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | rhetorical device, understatement | 
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