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antithet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-thet
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin antithetum, antitheton, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivization of the neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀντίθετον

Usage

Inflected Forms

antithets (plural)

Questions

What does antithet mean?
An antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis
Where does antithet come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce antithet

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