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nhagidookwū

noun

LanguageIgbo (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. a phrase that contains two contrasting ideas
  2. antithesis
  3. A sentence or phrase that puts two opposite ideas together for emphasis.
Examples

Ọ bụ nhagidookwū dị mfe mgbe i kwuru na oyi na-atụ ma ọkụ na-ere n'ime gị.

It is a simple antithesis when you say you are cold but feel a fire burning inside you.

Part of speechnoun

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.