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paradox by Henry Stead

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2010 Jan 31

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noun, a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true

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1) noun, a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true
2) noun, a self-contradictory proposition, such as I always tell lies
3) noun, a person or thing exhibiting apparently contradictory characteristics
4) noun, an opinion that conflicts with common belief

C16: from Late Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxos opposed to existing notions, from para-¹ + doxa opinion

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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