understatement

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[edit] Noun

understatement (plural understatements)

  1. a disclosure or statement that is less than complete
  2. restraint or lack of emphasis, especially for ironic effect

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Statement less than complete

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[edit] Italian

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English

[edit] Noun

understatement m. inv.

  1. understatement
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