"litote" meaning in French

See litote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /li.tɔt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-litote.wav Forms: litotes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|LL.|lītotēs}} Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, {{der|fr|grc|λιτότης}} Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} litote f (plural litotes)
  1. (rhetoric) litotes Tags: feminine, rhetoric Categories (topical): Figures of speech, Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-litote-fr-noun-vfj709Jx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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