unparadoxal
əˈdɒk
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Unparadoxal
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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paradox (ˈpærəˌdɒks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true: religious truths are often expressed in paradox |
| 2. | a self-contradictory proposition, such as I always tell lies |
| 3. | a person or thing exhibiting apparently contradictory characteristics |
| 4. | an opinion that conflicts with common belief |
| [C16: from Late Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxos opposed to existing notions, from | |
| para'doxical | |
| —adj | |
| para'doxically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
paradoxical
1580s, from paradox. Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, if at all.
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