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单词 meiosis
释义
Meiosis
nnoun.process(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)
Topic:genetic sciencegenetics
Synset:miosis reduction division
Derivationally Related Form:meiotic
Hypernyms:cell division cellular division
Inherited Hypernyms:meiosiscell divisionorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:nondisjunction
Part Meronyms:anaphase cytokinesis karyokinesis metaphase prophase segregation telophase
Full Hyponyms:
nondisjunction
nnoun.communicationunderstatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
Synset:litotes
Examples:
  • saying 'I was not a little upset' when you mean 'I was very upset' is an example of litotes
Hypernyms:rhetorical device understatement
Inherited Hypernyms:litotesrhetorical devicedeviceexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:litotesunderstatementstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
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