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noun • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | ||||||||
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noun • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity | ||||||||
Figure Of Speech Child Found In Stories Thats An Understatement Crossword Clue
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LITOTES which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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LITOTES
Updated: October 15, 2023
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