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CONTRADICTION IN TERMS

\kˌɒntɹədˈɪkʃən ɪn tˈɜːmz], \kˌɒntɹədˈɪkʃən ɪn tˈɜːmz], \k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_d_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n ɪ_n t_ˈɜː_m_z]\

Definitions of CONTRADICTION IN TERMS

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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