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| li·to·tes [ ltə tz, líttə tz, lī tṓ tz ] (plural li·to·tes) |
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understatement for effect: a deliberate understatement, often expressed negatively, as in "I am not unmindful of your devotion"
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| [Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek litotēs< litos "simple"] |
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