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Word: Litotes
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek litotēs, from litos ‘plain, meagre’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlʌɪtətiːz
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lʌɪˈtəʊtiːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. I shan't be sorry for I shall be glad).
Short Definition:ironic understatement in which affirmative is expressed by negative of its contrary
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