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noun
A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make claims against the argument, or in favor of the opposing side, but are then refuted one by one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
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noun
A deliberate, intentional understatement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hyperbole
History
From Ancient Greek ὑποβολή (hupobolḗ, “a throwing under, a suggesting”), from βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
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