Meaning of 'meiosis'

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Meaning of ‘meiosis’

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meiosis

noun

using an understatement or euphamism for rhetorical effect

Example: "Calling the Atlantic ocean 'the Pond' is an example of meiosis – in reality, the ocean is much larger."

Synonyms: litotes

noun

(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms

Synonyms: miosis

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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