litota

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French litote. Doublet of litotes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liˈtɔ.ta/ Rhymes: -ɔta Syllabification: li‧to‧ta === Noun === litota f (rhetoric) litotes (figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive) Synonym: litotes ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “litota”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) litota in PWN's encyclopedia == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === litòta f (Cyrillic spelling лито̀та) litotes (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite)