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an⋅tith⋅e⋅sis
[an-tith-uh-sis]
–noun, plural -ses [-seez]
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. | 1. | opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong. |
| 2. | the direct opposite (usually fol. by of or to): Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly. |
| 3. | Rhetoric.
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| 4. | Philosophy. See under Hegelian dialectic. |
Hegelian dialectic
–noun
| an interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea, in which some assertible proposition (thesis) is necessarily opposed by an equally assertible and apparently contradictory proposition (antithesis), the mutual contradiction being reconciled on a higher level of truth by a third proposition (synthesis). |
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Antithesis
An*tith"e*sis\, n.; pl. Antitheses. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; ? against + ? to set. See Thesis.]1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen." 2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis. 3. Opposition; contrast.
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antithesis
1529, from L.L. antithesis, from Gk. antithesis "opposition," lit. "a placing against," noun of action from antitithenai "to set against, oppose," a term in logic, from anti- "against" + tithenai "to place," from PIE base *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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antithesis
a figure of speech in which irreconcilable opposites or strongly contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition and sustained tension, as in the saying "Art is long, and Time is fleeting."
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