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   Litotes
   understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed. (Sometimes used synonymously with meiosis.)
   *A few unannounced quizzes are not inconceivable.
   *War is not healthy for children and other living things.
   *One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day. (meios...
   Found op http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html
   
   
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   Litotes
   Figure of speech employing ironic understatement which affirms something by denying its opposite e.g. 'Earth has not anything to show more fair' from Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth.
   Found op http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm
   
   
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   litotes
   [n] - understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=litotes
   
   
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   Litotes
   a deliberate understatement, often designed to create a comic or sarcastic effect. e.g. In the middle of a furious argument, a third party might enter and say, 'Did I detect a slight difference of opinion here?'
   Found op http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~media/hrc_style.html
   
   
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   Litotes
   Li'to·tes (lī'to*tēz) noun [ New Latin , from Greek lito`ths , from lito`s plain, simple.] (Rhet.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contr...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/51
   
   
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   litotes
   meiosis noun 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...
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=litotes
   
   
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   Litotes
   • (n.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, ` a citizen of no mean city,` that is, of an illustrious city.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/litotes/
   
   
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   litotes
   a figure of speech, conscious understatement in which emphasis is achieved by negation; examples are the common expressions `not bad!` and `no mean ... [1 related articles]
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/59
   
   
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   Litotes
   In rhetoric, litotes (z, z or z) is a figure of speech in which understatement is employed for rhetorical effect {Citation needed span|when an idea is expressed by a denial of its opposite|reason=This association with denial of opposite was changed to a requirement in 404767755|date=March 2012}, pr...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litotes
   
   
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    litotes
    a deliberate understatement.
    Found op http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic
    
    
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    litotes
    litotes (lī'tutēz") , figure of speech in which a statement is made by indicating the negative of its opposite, e.g., “not many” meaning “a few.” A form of irony, litotes is meant to emphasize by understating. Its opposite is hyperbole.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0829976.html
    
    
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    litotes
    The use of understatement for effect (`He is no Einstein` = `He is a bit dim`). It is the opposite of hyperbole
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0038728.html
    
    
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    litotes
    1) Hamlet's not a bad play e.g. 2) Meiosis 3) Rhetorical device 4) Understatement
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/litotes/1
    
    

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