| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·ti·thet·i·cal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n t -th t -k l |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also an·ti·thet·ic (-k) |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis. 2. Being in diametrical opposition. See synonyms at opposite. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Medieval Latin antitheticus, from Greek antithetikos, from antitithenai, to oppose. See antithesis. | | OTHER FORMS: | anti·theti·cal·ly —ADVERB
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