| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ANTIMETATHESIS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Antimetathesis \An`ti*me*tath"e*sis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ANTIMETATHESIS
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In rhetoric, an inversion of the parts or members of an antithesis; as, "Compare the arrival of this governor, with the victory of that general." Compare this peace with that war.". Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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