"tapinosis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tapinoses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tapīnōsis (“depreciation”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis, “lowering”), from ταπεινός (tapeinós, “low”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|tapīnōsis||depreciation}} Latin tapīnōsis (“depreciation”), {{der|en|grc|ταπείνωσις||lowering}} Ancient Greek ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis, “lowering”) Head templates: {{en-noun|tapinoses}} tapinosis (plural tapinoses)
  1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms: abbaser [rhetoric], meiosis [rhetoric]
    Sense id: en-tapinosis-en-noun-uVd6DRiY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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