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Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�k�ntɹ��dɪk��n/, SAMPA|/%kQntr@"dIkS@n/
(General American|US) IPA|/�k��ntɹ��dɪk��n/, SAMPA|/%kA:ntr@"dIkS@n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪk��n|-ɪk��n
Etymology
From L. contradictionem, from contradicere.
Noun
en-noun|-|s
- uncountable The act of contradicting.
#: His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
- countable A statement that contradicts itself.
#: There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
- logic countable A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
Antonyms
(proposition that is false for all values of its variables): tautology
Translations
trans-top|act of contradicting
Finnish: kiistäminen
French: contradiction f
trans-mid
Italian: contraddizione f
trans-bottom
trans-top|statement that contradicts itself
Czech: spor#Czech|spor m
Finnish: ristiriita
French: contradiction f
German: Widerspruch m
Hebrew: סת�ר� (stira) f
Hungarian: ellentmondás
trans-mid
Italian: contraddizione f
Portuguese: contradição f
Spanish: contradicción f
trans-bottom
trans-top|proposition that is false for all values of its variables
Finnish: ristiriita
trans-mid
French: contradiction f
trans-bottom
Related terms
contradict
contradictory
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