Definisjon av litotes

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Noun

litotes - 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"
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rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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Substantiv

litotes - A figure of speech in which the speaker emphasizes the magnitude of a statement by denying its opposite; a figure of speech in which understatement is used with negation to express a positive attribute; a form of irony.

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