antithese

See also: Antithese and antithèse

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French antithèse, from Latin antithēsis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). Equivalent to anti- +‎ these (“thesis”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.tiˌteː.zə/
  • antithese(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧the‧se

Noun

antithese f (plural antithesen or antitheses, diminutive antithesisje n)

  1. An opposition
  2. An antithesis, in logic a proposition that is opposite to another proposition

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