ANTITHESIS


Meaning of ANTITHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ænˈtɪθɪsɪs ]

n. (pl. antitheses) 1 (foll. by of, to) the direct opposite. 2 (usu. foll. by of, between) contrast or opposition between two things. 3 a contrast of ideas expressed by parallelism of strongly contrasted words. [LL f. Gk antitithemi set against (as ANTI-, tithemi place)]

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