As nouns the difference between antithesis and prothesis
is that antithesis is a proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition while prothesis is (linguistics) the prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in (nother), from (other) (“a whole nother thing”), or spanish esfera from latin or prothesis can be a type of preparatory ceremony, part of the divine liturgy of the eastern orthodox church.
antithesis
English
Noun
(antitheses)
A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
(rhetoric) A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.
Antonyms
* epitome
Related terms
* antithetical
prothesis
English
Etymology 1
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However, often confused for a descendant of the Ancient Greek word ), which is instead the source of a different term – see , below.
Noun
(protheses)
(linguistics) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in (nother), from (other) (“a whole nother thing”), or Spanish esfera from Latin .
Synonyms
* prosthesis
Antonyms
* aphesis
Related terms
* prosthesis
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Noun
(protheses)
a type of preparatory ceremony, part of the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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