antithet

noun

antithet

noun

Etymology From Latin antithetum, antitheton, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivization of the neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).

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Archaic An antithetical or contrasted statement.

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