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contradictory
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[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- mutually opposed or inconsistent
(e.g: the two studies came to contradictory conclusions)
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a term in logic): from late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere (see contradict)
[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri], (Noun)
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- a contradictory proposition
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a term in logic): from late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere (see contradict)
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