Grep of noun contrary
contrary
Overview of noun contrary
The noun contrary has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) reverse, contrary, opposite -- (a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true")
2. contrary -- (exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty")
3. contrary -- (two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false)
Overview of noun contrary
The noun contrary has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) reverse, contrary, opposite -- (a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true")
2. contrary -- (exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty")
3. contrary -- (two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false)
contraries definition
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