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lítote

[ˈlit̪ot̪e]

Rhymes with i.to.te

Where it comes from

Del francés litote, y este del latín litotes, a su vez del griego antiguo λιτότης (litotēs), derivado de λιτός (litos, 'simple')

noun lítotes

Variante de lítotes. http://books.google.es/books?id=Z9rH7cPw-yoC&pg=PA746&dq=%22l%C3%ADtote%22

In English

litotes rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite

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"lítote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/l%C3%ADtote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lítote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/l%C3%ADtote

Chicago

"lítote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/l%C3%ADtote.

BibTeX

@misc{li_tote_2026,
  title = {lítote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/l%C3%ADtote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}