Grep of noun contradiction
contradiction
contradiction in terms
Overview of noun contradiction
The noun contradiction has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) contradiction -- (opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas)
2. (1) contradiction, contradiction in terms -- ((logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction")
3. contradiction -- (the speech act of contradicting someone "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction")
Overview of noun contradiction
The noun contradiction has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) contradiction -- (opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas)
2. (1) contradiction, contradiction in terms -- ((logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction")
3. contradiction -- (the speech act of contradicting someone "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction")
contradiction definition
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