tapinosis
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English[edit]
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The mid-century unpleasantness between the Axis and the Allies |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin tapīnōsis (“depreciation”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis, “lowering”), from ταπεινός (tapeinós, “low”).
Noun[edit]
tapinosis (plural tapinoses)
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits.