Litotes
Litotes is a figure of speech in which the speaker emphasizes the magnitude of a statement by denying its opposite. It is a form of understatement.Examples:
- He was not unfamiliar with the works of Dickens.
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LitotesLitotes is a figure of speech in which the speaker emphasizes the magnitude of a statement by denying its opposite. It is a form of understatement.Examples:
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