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litotes

noun

NAmE//laɪˈtoʊt̮iz//

, NAmE//ˈlaɪt̮əˌtiz//

[uncountable] (technology)

the use of a negative or weak statement to emphasize a positive meaning, for example he wasn't slow to accept the offer (= he was quick to accept the offer) compare understatement

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