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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίπτωσις (antíptōsis).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.piˈtɔ.zi/, /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈptɔ.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈptɔ.ze/, /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.piˈtɔ.ze/

Noun

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antiptose f (plural antiptoses)

  1. (grammar, rhetoric) antiptosis (substitution of one grammatical case for another)