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ANTITHESIS
(noun) the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ begins with the famous antithesis – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..” -added by naila_inlas
(noun) exact opposite
"his theory is the antithesis of mine"
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Selected Mnemonic for antithesis
(Tag: Global) antithesis ~ anti + the + sis; I am always anti (against) to my sister's(sis) ideas.
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Origin
late Latin < Greek antitithenai "set against" < tithenai "set added by bimal03
anti (against) + thesis (to place) => place against to balance. added by gunjanshah
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