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noun • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | ||||||||
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verb • act (a role) with great restraint • play a card lower than (a held high card) | ||||||||
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Understatement Crossword Clue
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LITOTES which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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LITOTES
Updated: October 15, 2023
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New York Times -
21 Oct 1985 | New York Times / 21 Oct 1985 |
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