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Word: Contradictory
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (as a term in logic): from late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere (see contradict)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
mutually opposed or inconsistent
Short Definition:mutually opposed
Examples:- the two studies came to contradictory conclusions
Word: Contradictory
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a contradictory proposition.
Short Definition:contradictory proposition
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