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litotes

1. The affirming of a thing by denying its contrary.
His philology is not irresponsible.

Her statement is not inaccurate.
by mihailoff February 20, 2005
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brachylogy

If I didn't know her, I would say that her phrasal brachylogy made her seem rather like an ass clown
by mihailoff February 20, 2005
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meden agan

The words 'meden agan' are written on the temple at Delphi.
by mihailoff February 20, 2005
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sine qua non

A shocker is the sina qua non for John to emit his yoghurt truck
by mihailoff February 20, 2005
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chiasmus

1. (rhetorical figure): A reversing of the order of words in corresponding pairs of phrases.
leges supplicio improbos afficiunt, defendunt ac tuentur bonos (Cicero, De Legibus, ii. 13)

The laws VISIT PUNISHMENTS upon the wicked, but the good they DEFEND and PROTECT.
by mihailoff February 20, 2005
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