Meiosis: noun - presenting
a thing with underemphasis, especially with the aim of achieving a greater
effect, understatement. For those who are interested, it’s also a form of cell
division, but that’s not what this spot is about.
British satirical works often use understatement to hilarious
effect.
An example of the meiosis in use: ‘They say Bill Gates,
Donald Trump and J.K. Rowling are all worth a few bob.’
Picture: the parish church of Driffield, seen from just off Spellowgate.
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