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UNDERSTATEMENT
\ˌʌndəstˈe͡ɪtmənt], \ˌʌndəstˈeɪtmənt], \ˌʌ_n_d_ə_s_t_ˈeɪ_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of UNDERSTATEMENT
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
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a
statement
that
is
restrained
in
ironic
contrast
to
what
might
have
been
said
2006
- WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University
a
statement
that
is
restrained
in
ironic
contrast
to
what
might
have
been
said
2011
- English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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