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Synonyms for meiosis
maɪˈoʊ sɪsmeio·sis
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meiosisnoun
Synonyms:
reduction divisionAntonyms:
mitosismeiosisnoun
Antonyms:
auxesis, hyperbole, litotes, paradiastole
Princeton's WordNet
meiosis, miosis, reduction divisionnoun
(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, myosis, litotes, miosis, reduction division, pupillary reflexlitotes, meiosisnoun
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"
Synonyms:
miosis, litotes, reduction division
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