English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Antisplenetic
(a.)
Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
Antisplenetic
(n.)
An antisplenetic medicine.
Antistrophe
(n.)
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against
him.
Antistrophe
(n.)
The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the
master of the servant and the servant of the master.
Antistrophe
(n.)
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the
chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right
to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.
Antistrophic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
Antistrophon
(n.)
An argument retorted on an opponent.
Antistrumatic
(n.)
A medicine for scrofula.
Antistrumatic
(a.)
Antistrumous.
Antistrumous
(a.)
Good against scrofulous disorders.
Antisyphilitic
(a.)
Efficacious against syphilis.
Antisyphilitic
(n.)
A medicine for syphilis.
Antitheism
(n.)
The doctrine of antitheists.
Antitheist
(n.)
A disbeliever in the existence of God.
Antitheses
(pl. )
of Antithesis
Antithesis
(n.)
Opposition; contrast.
Antithesis
(n.)
The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.
Antithesis
(n.)
An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments
occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the
miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly
aimed at the Queen."
Antithet
(n.)
An antithetic or contrasted statement.
Antithetic
(a.)
Alt. of Antithetical