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antitheses
(encz) | antitheses,antitézy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
antitheses
(encz) | antitheses,protiklad Pavel Cvrček |
Antitheses
(gcide) | Antithesis \An*tith"e*sis\, n.; pl. Antitheses. [L., fr. Gr.
?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; 'anti` 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."
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2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.
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3. Opposition; contrast.
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Antitheses
(gcide) | Antithesis \An*tith"e*sis\, n.; pl. Antitheses. [L., fr. Gr.
?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; 'anti` 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."
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2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.
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3. Opposition; contrast.
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