| antitheton | |
| an-tith'-e-ton | from
Gk. anti “against” and thesis “a setting” or tithenai “to set, place” |
| compositum ex contrariis, contentio | |
| the renconter, the quarreller | |
| contencion |
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A proof or composition constructed of contraries. | |
| Antitheton is closely related to and sometimes confused with the figure of speech that juxtaposes opposing terms, antithesis. However, it is more properly considered a figure of thought (=Topic of Invention: Contraries). | ||
| Examples | ||
| Flattery hath pleasant beginnings, but the same hath very bitter endings. — R. Sherry | ||
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| Sources: | Quintilian 9.3.81; Aquil. 22 ("antitheton," "compositum ex contrariis"); Isidore 1.36.21; Sherry (1550) 56 ("antitheton," "contentio," "contencion"); | |
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