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ANITITHESIS Main Entry: an·tith·e·sis Pronunciation: an-'ti-th-ss Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural an·tith·e·ses /-sEz/ Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, opposition, from antitithenai to oppose, from anti- + tithenai to set - more at DO 1 a (1) : the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in action, not words or they promised freedom and provided slavery) (2) : OPPOSITION, CONTRAST the antithesis of prose and verse b (1) : the second of two opposing constituents of an antithesis (2) : the direct opposite her temperament is the very antithesis of mine 2 : the second stage of a dialectic process LITERY Main Entry: lit·er·ary Variant(s): /'li-t-rer-E/ Function: adjective 1 a : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning or literature b : BOOKISH 2 c : of or relating to books 2 a : WELL-READ b : of or relating to authors or scholars or to their professions - lit·er·ar·i·ly /li-t-'rer-lE/ adverb - lit·er·ar·i·ness /'li-t-rer-E-ns/ noun FOIL Main Entry: 3foil Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, leaf, from Anglo-French fuille, foille (from Latin folia, plural of folium) fuil, from Latin folium - more at BLADE 1 : very thin sheet metal aluminum foil 2 : a thin piece of material (as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brilliance 3 : someone or something that serves as a contrast to another acted as a foil for a comedian 4 a : an indentation between cusps in Gothic tracery b : one of several arcs that enclose a complex figure 5 : HYDROFOIL 1
