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antitheses

/ænˈθɪθiːsiːz/ noun · British & US
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What does antitheses mean?

noun

A statement or phrase in which two opposite ideas, words, or phrases are contrasted in order to highlight their differences. A rhetorical device in which two contrasting ideas are placed side by side in a sentence.

Example

"The politician's speech was full of antitheses, contrasting the benefits of progress with the dangers of stagnation."

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