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“antithesis”
1. The complete or exact opposite of something; opposition; contrast: "His behavior is the antithesis of right and wrong."
2. A use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect: "Give me liberty or give me death."
3. A proposition that is the opposite of another already proposed thesis.
4. Etymology: from Late Latin antithesis, from Gk. antithesis "opposition," lit. "a placing against," noun of action from antitithenai, "to set against, to oppose"; a term in logic, from anti-, "against" + tithenai, "to place".
2. A use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect: "Give me liberty or give me death."
3. A proposition that is the opposite of another already proposed thesis.
4. Etymology: from Late Latin antithesis, from Gk. antithesis "opposition," lit. "a placing against," noun of action from antitithenai, "to set against, to oppose"; a term in logic, from anti-, "against" + tithenai, "to place".
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