# meiosis vs mitosis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### meiosis
*noun · IPA /maɪˈəʊ.sɪs/ · frequency rank #49,486*
A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is.

### mitosis
*noun · IPA /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ · frequency rank #46,071*
The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.

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