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Where does “antithetic” come from?

antithetic (English) comes from Latin antitheticus.

antithetic (English): diametrically opposed; antithetical

Definitions

  1. diametrically opposed; antithetical

Ancestry of “antithetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantitheticus—

Words derived from “antithetic”

  • antithetical
  • antithetically
  • antitheticality
  • antitheticalness
Every word from Latin antitheticus →