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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French antithèse, from Latin antithesis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anty- + teza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.tɨˈtɛ.za/
- Rhymes: -ɛza
- Syllabification: an‧ty‧te‧za
Noun
antyteza f
- (rhetoric) antithesis (a device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form)
- (literary) antithesis (the opposite of something)
- Synonym: przeciwieństwo
- (literary) antithesis (a proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition)
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Further reading
- antyteza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- antyteza in Polish dictionaries at PWN