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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)
Synonyms: light reflex, meiosis, myosis, litotes, miosis, reduction division, pupillary reflex

2. (noun) litotes, meiosis
understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
Synonyms: miosis, litotes, meiosis, reduction division

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