Feminine
litotes
Meaning
litotes (an understatement employed for rhetoric effect)
litote
lítote
λιτότητα
litote
atenuación
LitotesPronounced as (IPA)
/liˈtɔ.t͡ʃis/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs).
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