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Litotes

In rhetoric, litotes (/laɪˈtoʊtiːz, ˈlaɪtətiːz/, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US: /ˈlɪtətiːz/) is a figure of speech and form of irony to emphasize a point by stating a negative to affirm…

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Classical GreekHomerIliadZeusAchilles
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Charles WolfeSir John MooreQueen VictoriaHirohitoAnnouncing Japan's surrender
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Classical litotes

CiceroDe OratoreOld Norse
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Litotes and ethos

EthosRhetorica ad Herennium
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Litotes

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples68
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Litotes

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related to French · 14
Litotes → Another, As, Ce, Chimène, English, French, Go, In French, It's, One, Pierre Corneille's Le Cid, Rodrigue, The, Va
related to Russian · 13
Litotes → Act, All, An, In, Inspector, It, Mayor, Mayor's, Nikolai Gogol's The Government, Perhaps, Russian, Scene, There's
related to Classical litotes · 9
Litotes → BC, Cicero, Days, De Oratore, He's, Old Norse, She's, The, These
related to Litotes and ethos · 8
Litotes → Figures, For, Herennium, I'm, In, It, Rhetorica, Thought
related to External links · 7
Litotes → Biblical LitotesDefinition, Encyclopædia Britannica, March, Martin, Shovel, The, The Guardian
related to Classical Greek · 6
Litotes → Achilles, Homer, Iliad, In Book, In Classical Greek, Zeus
related to Swedish · 4
Litotes → Det, For, In Swedish, It
related to Latin · 3
Litotes → In Latin, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Some
related to Danish · 2
Litotes → In Danish, Jutlandic
related to Examples · 2
Litotes → In, The

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meaning used 'not example also phrase common bad' bad english form french say literally mean speech may greek emphasis italian

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Litotesrelated to Classical GreekIn Classical Greek0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical GreekHomer0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical GreekIn Book0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical GreekIliad0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical GreekZeus0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical GreekAchilles0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical litotesThe0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical litotesCicero0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical litotesBC0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical litotesDe Oratore0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical litotesOld Norse0.60section
Litotesrelated to Classical litotesThese0.60section

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