antistrophon
antistrophon noun: a counterargument as a retort.
Noun
antistrophon
- A counterargument as a retort
- Now that he may know what it is to be a Childe, and yet to meddle with edg'd tooles, I turn his Antiſtrophon upon his own head;1642 April, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually...
antistrophon meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
antistrophon in Tamil
- வாத எதிர்வீச்சு, எதிர் மறுப்புவாதம்
antistrophon in Tagalog
- an argument retorted on an opponent
- gantimatwid
Origin of antistrophon
From Ancient Greek ἀντίστροφος (antístrophos, “turned towards each other”), from στρέφω (stréphō).
Questions about antistrophon
- What does antistrophon mean?
- Antistrophon means a counterargument as a retort.
- What is antistrophon in Tamil?
- Antistrophon in Tamil is வாத எதிர்வீச்சு, எதிர் மறுப்புவாதம். See Antistrophon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antistrophon?
- Antistrophon is a noun.
Words near antistrophon in the dictionary
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