Synonyms for Meiosis (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 ((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)):
miosis, reduction divisionWordNet sense 2 (understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)):
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