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Definition and Synonyms for 減数分裂
| 1. | 減数分裂 | 修辞的効果の控えめな表現（特に相反するものを否定することによって肯定を表現するとき） |
| Meiosis | understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | |
| Synonyms: | 減数分裂 | |
| 2. | 減数分裂 | 有性生殖生物での生殖細胞を作り出す細胞分裂 |
| Reduction Division | cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms | |
| Synonyms: | 減数分裂 | |
| 3. | 減数分裂 | 核が半分の染色体数をもつ4つの核に分裂する（動物の配偶子や植物の胚種となる） |
| Reduction Division | the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) | |
| Synonyms: | 減数分裂 |
Meanings for each kanji in 減数分裂
| » | 減 | dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry |
| » | 数 | number; strength; fate; law; figures |
| » | 分 | part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100 |
| » | 裂 | split; rend; tear |
Categories 減数分裂 is a member of
| 1. | 最小化 | 言ったかもしれないことに比べて反語的に控え目である言明 |
| Understatement | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | |
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| 2. | 修辞法 | 文学的効果を出す言語の使用（しかし、しばしば文学的暗示を無視して） |
| Rhetorical Device | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | |
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| 3. | 細胞分裂 | 娘細胞を形作るために細胞が分かれる成長および再生のプロセス |
| Cell Division | the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells | |
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