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Meanings of contradiction in terms in anglès

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(Logic) a statement that is necessarily false.

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Usage of contradiction in terms in anglès
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It's a contradiction in terms; the flat is the negation of motherhood.
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1
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So a proprietary, closed, secret operating system is a contradiction in terms.
In the beginning ...was the command line
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And where is our friend Mr. Wellborn-nowthere's a contradiction in terms.
The arms maker of berlin
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A dead State is a solecism, a contradiction in terms, an impossibility.
American Eloquence, Volume 4 / Studies In American Political His...
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It's either such a contradiction in terms or so unnecessary to point out.
The Guardian
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Disorderly music is a contradiction in terms and in physical fact.
The Tyranny Of Words
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An exciting development in traffic calming is a contradiction in terms, I know.
The Irish Times
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Besides, it's good vodka, if that's not a contradiction in terms.
More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
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Stated in the other way, it is a contradiction in terms.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
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An essential contradiction in terms meets us at the end of every enquiry.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
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An eternal contradiction in terms meets us at the end of every enquiry.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
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The hope of immortality without virtue is a contradiction in terms.
Zenobia; or, the Fall of Palmyra
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No Greek exhibits xenophobia, because it is a contradiction in terms.
The Irish Times
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The atheist was dreaming of shadowless light, a contradiction in terms.
The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reube...
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We talk of unnatural things happening, but that is a contradiction in terms.
The Grey Room
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SHE tried to be content, which was a contradiction in terms.
Main Street
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