"understatement" meaning in Anglais

See understatement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənt\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-عُثمان (Middle river exports)-understatement.wav Forms: understatements [plural]
  1. Litote.
    Sense id: fr-understatement-en-noun-wJPUlBMN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: litotes [uncountable] Related terms: meiosis

Inflected forms

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    "Composé de under et de statement."
  ],
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        "\\ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənts\\"
      ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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        "Litote."
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    }
  ],
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    },
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    "anglais"
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    "Composé de under et de statement."
  ],
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        "\\ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənts\\"
      ],
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