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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French litote. Doublet of litotes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈtɔ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: li‧to‧ta
Noun
litota f
- (rhetoric) litotes (figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive)
- Synonym: litotes
Declension
Further reading
- litota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- litota in PWN's encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
litota f
- litotes (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite)