Litotes is a type of understatement in which something positive is expressed by negating it's opposite, e.g. 'not bad' means 'quite good' and 'not uncommon' means 'fairly common'. | Literature and literary devices

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Litotes is a type of understatement in which something positive is expressed by negating it's opposite, e.g. 'not bad' means 'quite good' and 'not uncommon' means 'fairly common'.

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Litotes is a type of understatement in which something positive is expressed by negating it's opposite, e.g. 'not bad' means 'quite good' and 'not uncommon' means 'fairly common'.

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  • English First Additional Language

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  • Literature and literary devices
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