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noun • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | ||||||||
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| 32% | 10 | A rhetorical device in which words derived from the same root are used for rhetorical effect. | ||||||
noun • juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility') | ||||||||
Rhetorical Understatement Toilets Anag Crossword Clue
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LITOTES which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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LITOTES
Updated: October 13, 2023
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