ENANTIOSIS
\ɛnˌantɪˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ɛnˌantɪˈəʊsɪs], \ɛ_n_ˌa_n_t_ɪ__ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary; affirmation by contraries.
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A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary; affirmation by contraries.
By Noah Webster.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).