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anthorism

anthorism noun: a description or definition contrary to that which is given by the opposing party.

Noun

anthorism

  1. (rare, rhetoric) A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the opposing party.

Synonyms of anthorism

Origin of anthorism

From Ancient Greek ἀνθορισμός (anthorismós) from ἀνθορίζω (anthorízō, “make a counterdefinition”) from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

Questions about anthorism

What does anthorism mean?
Anthorism means a description or definition contrary to that which is given by the opposing party.
What part of speech is anthorism?
Anthorism is a noun.

Words near anthorism in the dictionary

  1. anthophyte
  2. anthophytes
  3. anthoponotic
  4. anthoptosis
  5. anthora
  6. anthorism
  7. anthosphere
  8. anthospheres
  9. anthostele
  10. anthosteles
  11. anthotaxies

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