ANTIMETATH'ESIS, noun [Gr. against, and a transposition.]
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.'
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.