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1. (n.) meiosis
part of the process of gamete formation in sexual reproduction consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions after which the chromosome number is reduced by half.
2. meiosis
expressive understatement, esp. litotes.
Etymology: (1580–90; < Gk meíōsis a lessening =meiō-, var. s. of meioûn to lessen (der. of meíōn less) +-sis -sis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) meiosis, 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)
2. (noun) litotes, meiosis
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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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) meiosis
diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. meiosis
A type of CELL NUCLEUS division, occurring during maturation of the GERM CELLS. Two successive cell nucleus divisions following a single chromosome duplication (S PHASE) result in daughter cells with half the number of CHROMOSOMES as the parent cells.
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