litota

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See also: litotą

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French litote. Doublet of litotes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈtɔ.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: li‧to‧ta

Noun

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litota f

  1. (rhetoric) litotes (figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive)
    Synonym: litotes

Declension

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Further reading

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  • litota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • litota in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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litota f

  1. litotes (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite)