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litotes
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[lʌɪˈtəʊtiːz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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)
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Origin
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late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek litotēs, from litos ‘plain, meagre’
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