Etymology

antithesis

an·tith·e·sis
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Today it means: A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition. Full definition →

Latin antithesis ← Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντίθεσις
  2. Latin · borrowed fromantithesis
  3. English todayantithesis

Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis.

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