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Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Late Latin antitheticus, from Ancient Greek ἀντιθετικός (antithetikós). Equivalent to antithese + -isch. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑn.tiˈteː.tis/
- Hyphenation: an‧ti‧the‧tisch
- Rhymes: -eːtis
Adjective
antithetisch (not comparable)
- antithetic, antithetical
Declension
German
Etymology
From Late Latin antitheticus, from Ancient Greek ἀντιθετικός (antithetikós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
antithetisch (strong nominative masculine singular antithetischer, not comparable)
- antithetic, antithetical
2010, Roland Benedikter, “Paradigmenwandel”, in Sozialimpulse, 4/10:[…] dass in Europa derzeit eher ein Gefühl des „zu wenig“ an Paradigmenwechsel vorherrscht, während Obama in den USA eine starke, aber bislang auch stark polemisch und antithetisch bleibende Paradigmenbewegung ausgelöst hat.- that in Europe, at this time, there’s rather a feeling of “too few” paradigm change, whereas Obama has started a strong paradigm movement in the USA, but until now it remains strongly polemic and antithetical.
Declension
Positive forms of antithetisch (uncomparable)
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