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See also: lítote
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from litotes, perhaps with influence from corresponding forms in other languages.
Noun
[edit]litote (plural litotes)
- (perhaps nonstandard) An instance of litotes.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]litote f (plural litotes)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Etymology and history of “litote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- “litote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs).
Noun
[edit]litote f (plural litoti)
Anagrams
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French litote.[1]
Noun
[edit]litote f (plural litotes)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “litote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Further reading
[edit]- “litote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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