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litotes litotes Litotesstilistisches Mittel der Hervorhebung durch Verneinung des Gegenteils
litotes litotes; understatement litote — rhéto|nocat=1 figure de sens qui consiste, par modestie ou par égard, à dire moins pour faire entendre plus, le verbe étant souvent à la forme négative.

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- meiosis

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  1. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)1
    • saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes1

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litotes litotes Litotesstilistisches Mittel der Hervorhebung durch Verneinung des Gegenteils
litotes litotes litote — rhéto|nocat=1 figure de sens qui consiste, par modestie ou par égard, à dire moins pour faire entendre plus, le verbe étant souvent à la forme négative.

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