അർത്ഥം : (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).
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : miosis, reduction division
അർത്ഥം : Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
ഉദാഹരണം :
Saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes.
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : litotes