Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) 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))
S: (n) 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"