meiosis
Nouns
- (n) (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) miosis, reduction division,
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(n) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
- saying "I was not a little upset" when you mean "I was very upset" is an example of litotes