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noun, plural con·tra·ri·e·ties for 2.
1.
the quality or state of being contrary.
2.
something contrary or of opposite character; a contrary fact or statement.
3.
Logic. the relation between contraries.
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Contrariety
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| given to using long words. |
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contrariety
late 14c., from O.Fr. contrarieté, from L.L. contrarietatem, noun of quality from contrarius (see contrary).
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