λιτότης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λῑτός (lītós, plain, frugal, simple) +‎ -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῑτότης (lītótēsf (genitive λῑτότητος); third declension

  1. plainness, simplicity
  2. (grammar, rhetoric) litotes, understatement

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