1. meiosis [ Synonyms: miosis, reduction division] | |
(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)
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2. meiosis [ Synonyms: litotes] | |
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";
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کسی چیز کی اہمیت کم کر کے پیش کرنا۔ |
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