HyperDic: paradox

English > 1 sense of the word paradox:
NOUNcommunicationparadox(logic) a statement that contradicts itself
paradox > pronunciation
Soundspeh'rahdaa.ks
Rhymesboondocks ... xerox / Xerox: 36 rhymes with aaks...
English > paradox: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning(logic) a statement that contradicts itself.
Example"'I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
CategorylogicThe branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
Broadercontradiction, contradiction in terms(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
Spanishparadoja
Catalanparadoxa
Adjectivesparadoxicalseemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

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