litota

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See also: litotą

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French litote. Doublet of litotes.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • litota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • litota in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

litota f

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