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noun • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | ||||||||
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noun • (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel • evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris | ||||||||
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noun • a feeling of profound love and admiration • the act of admiring strongly • the worship given to God alone | ||||||||
Might Such Rhetoric Be No Great Shakes Crossword Clue
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LITOTES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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LITOTES
Updated: February 21, 2024
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1 | A great fondness for sales pitch rhetoric
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4 | Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of Noah
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