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Litotes

nounid 84410·updated May 18, 2026
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understatement for rhetorical effect, especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary

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synonym
meiosis
possessive
Litotes's
pluralpossessive
Litoteses'

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understatement for rhetorical effect, especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary

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