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enantiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enan-tio-sis
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and vice versa; affirmation by contraries.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “contradiction”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

enantioses (plural)

Questions

What does enantiosis mean?
A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and vice versa; affirmation by contraries.
Where does enantiosis come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos, “contradiction”).

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