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con·tra·dic·tion

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–noun

1.	the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition.

2.	assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial.

3.	a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous.

4.	direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency.

5.	a contradictory act, fact, etc.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME contradiccioun (< AF) < L contrādictiōn- (s. of contrādictiō). See contradict, -ion

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con·tra·dic·tion Audio Help (kŏn'trə-dĭk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The act of contradicting.
2. The state of being contradicted.
A denial.
Inconsistency; discrepancy.
Something that contains contradictory elements.

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contradiction

c.1382, 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.

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contradiction
noun
1.	opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
2.	(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement 'he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
3.	the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

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