antithese
Pronunciation: /ˈɑn.tiˌteː.zə/
“antithese” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- an opposition
- an antithesis, in logic a proposition that is opposite to another proposition
- an electoral strategy historically pursued by confessional political parties to form coalitions of confessional parties against secular parties
Etymology
Borrowed from French antithèse, from Latin antithēsis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). Equivalent to anti- + these (“thesis”).
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