| contradiction in terms | | |
| n. | 1. contradiction, contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false.; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" |
| ~ logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference. |
| ~ antinomy | a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable. |
| ~ paradox | (logic) a statement that contradicts itself.; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false" |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
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