litota

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See also: litotą

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French litote. Doublet of litotes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈtɔ.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: li‧to‧ta

Noun

litota f

  1. (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

  1. litotes (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite)