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Litotes
Litotes Li"to*tes, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? plain, simple.] (Rhet.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, `` a citizen of no mean city,' that is, of an illustrious city.

Meaning of Litote from wikipedia

- numquam ('not never') is used for 'sometimes'. Perhaps the most common litote in Russian is неплохо ('not bad'). Somewhat unusually, it is permissible...
- note, reinforcing in some way its meaning; dissonance for João Gilberto is litote, denial of the negation of a consonance. The syncope of jazz confirms the...