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Meiosis (My-oh-sis) Defined
An understatement; the presentation of a thing with underemphasis in order to achieve a greater effect, such as, "the building of the pyramids took a little bit of effort."
Sidelight: Just as a hyperbole can underscore a truth by overstatement, the meiosis achieves the same effect with understatement.
(See also Litotes)
(Compare Irony, Pathos)
(Contrast Hyperbole)
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