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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