antithet
antithet · antithets
An antithetical or contrasted statementAn antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, rhetoric)An antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis
Origin
From Latin antithetum, antitheton, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivizFrom Latin antithetum, antitheton, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivization of the neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).
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