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təˈθɛtAlso, an·ti·thet·i·cal.
Origin:
1575–85; < Greek antithetikós, equivalent to anti(ti)thé(nai) to set in opposition + -tikos -tic
1575–85; < Greek antithetikós, equivalent to anti(ti)thé(nai) to set in opposition + -tikos -tic
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an·ti·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of the nature of antithesis |
| 2. | directly contrasted |
| antithetic or antithetic | |
| —adj | |
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
antithetic
"containing an antithesis," c.1600, from Gk. antithetikos "setting in opposition," from antithetos (see antithetical).
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