litotes
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litotes Definition
(n)
understatement
for
rhetorical
effect
(
especially
when
expressing
an
affirmative
by
negating
its
contrary
); "
saying
`
I
was
not
a
little
upset
''
when
you
mean
`
I
was
very
upset
''
is
an
example
of
litotes
"
litotes Synonyms
litotes
meiosis
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