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Litotes - Definition of 'Litotes' from our glossary of English linguistic and grammatical terms containing explanations and cross-references to other relevant English grammar terms. ... Litotes is a kind of understatement, where the speaker or writer uses a negative of a word ironically, to mean the opposite. Litotes is to...
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A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. ... "The grave's a fine a private place, But none, I think, do there embrace."; (Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress") ... "'Not a bad day's work on the whole,' he muttered, as he quietly took off his mask,
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The Ad Herennium author suggests litotes as a means of expressing modesty (downplaying one's accomplishments) in order to gain the audience's favor (establishing ethos).
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Litotes is the use of a negated antonym to make an understatement or to emphatically affirm the positive. ... Concept module: litotes ... Litotes is a kind of...
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Examples Help! Litotes! Visit this free resource for definitions and examples of Litotes. Definition, example and information about Litotes. ... ; Examples Help! What is the definition of Litotes?; How do you define Litotes? What is a Litotes? The word derives from the Greek word 'litos' meaning 'simple'.
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Litotes - Definition of Litotes at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Litotes. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use litotes in a Sentence...
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litotes n. A figure of speech in which an affirmative is expressed by the negation of its opposite. ... The use of litotes is not ill advised especially by those who are not unwilling to expend the requisite untrivial effort for clarity and thereby avoid not inconsiderable confusion for not even the least uninformed listener.
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1.3.2 See also ... Singular; litotes ... litotes (uncountable)
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/litotes
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• noun ironical 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). ... Perform another search of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary ... About this dictionary; The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English contains 145,000...
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