What is a figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary; affirmation by contraries called?
enantiosis — A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary; affirmation by contraries. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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