Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - contradiction
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Contradiction
contradiction
noun Date: 14th century 1. act or an instance of contradicting 2. a. a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the truth and falsity of something b. a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other a round square is a ~ in terms 3. a. logical incongruity b. a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or contrary to one another
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n. 1 a statement of the opposite; denial. b an instance of this. 2 inconsistency. Phrases and idioms contradiction in terms a self-contradictory statement or group of words. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L contradictio -onis (as CONTRADICT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) противоречие, противоположность 2) опровержение – contradiction of two claims CONTRADICTION сущ. 1) противоречие, несоответствие, расхождение 2) опровержение слухов ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. противоречие; несоответствие, расхождение to be in contradiction (with) —- противоречить чему-л. your attitude is in contradiction with your character —- ваша позиция не вяжется с вашим характером contradiction in terms —- логическая несообразность 2. опровержение an official contradiction of the rumours —- официальное опровержение слухов 3. противоречие, несогласие, возражение spirit of contradiction —- дух противоречия he spoke without fear of contradiction —- он говорил, не опасаясь. что ему будут возражать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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in terms явное противоречие CONTRADICTION noun 1) противоречие, расхождение - contradiction in terms 2) опровержение an official contradiction of the recent rumours - официальное опровержение недавних слухов 3) противоположность; контраст ...Англо-русский словарь
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(contradictions) If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand. The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be... The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state. N-COUNT: oft N between pl-n, N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true (The prosecution pointed out the contradictions in the defendant's testimony.) + between (There is a contradiction between the government's radical ideas and its actual urban policy.) 2 the act of saying that someone else's opinion, statement etc is wrong or not true (You can say what you like without fear of contradiction.) 3 a contradiction in terms a combination of words that seem to mean opposite things, so that the phrase has no clear meaning (`Permanent revolution' is a contradiction in terms.) 4 in (direct) contradiction to in a way that is opposite to a belief or statement (Your behavior is in direct contradiction to the principles you claim to have.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from L. contradictionem, from contradicere "speak against," from contra "against" + dicere "to speak" (see diction). Contradict first attested 1570s, "speak against;" sense of "assert the contrary" is from 1582. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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