litotes
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
litotes (plural litotes)
- (rhetoric) An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.
- See hyperbole
- French: litote
- German: Litotes
- Italian: litote
- Portuguese: litotes
- Russian: лито́та
- Spanish: litote, lítotes
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