antithesis
/ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ noun C2- A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
- A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form; a figure of speech arranged in this manner
- The second stage of a dialectical process in which the thesis is negated.
Plural antitheses
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de Saint-Méran’s;” and he arranged mentally, while Dantès awaited further questions, the antithesis by which orators often create a reputation for eloquence.
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