Vocabulary Word
Word: antithesis
Definition: contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
Definition: contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
Sentences Containing 'antithesis'
``This philosophic reflection,''thought he,``will make a great sensation at M. de Saint Meran's;''and he arranged mentally, while Dantes awaited further questions, the antithesis by which orators often create a reputation for eloquence.
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