contradictory

Definitions


[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- mutually opposed or inconsistent
(e.g: the two studies came to contradictory conclusions)


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Origin:
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)

Definitions:
- a contradictory proposition


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Origin:
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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