Etymology

antithet

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Today it means: An antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis Full definition →

Latin antithetum ← Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντίθετον
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromantithetum
  3. English todayantithet

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

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