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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contradiction \Con`tra*dic"tion\, n. [L. contradictio answer,
     objection: cf. F. contradiction.]
     1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or
        affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion;
        contrary declaration; gainsaying.
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              His fair demands
              Shall be accomplished without contradiction. --Shak.
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     2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency;
        incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is
        inconsistent.
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              can he make deathless death? That were to make
              Strange contradiction.                --Milton.
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              We state our experience and then we come to a manly
              resolution of acting in contradiction to it.
                                                    --Burke.
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              Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be
              true.                                 --Hobbes.
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              Of contradictions infinite the slave. --Wordsworth.
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     Principle of contradiction (Logic), the axiom or law of
        thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same
        time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same
        attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and
        denied of the same subject; also called the law of the
        excluded middle.
  
     Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have
           been called the ``Three Logical Axioms.'' First, ``A is
           A.'' Second, ``A is not Not-A'' Third, ``Everything is
           either A or Not-A.''
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contradiction \Con`tra*dic"tion\, n. [L. contradictio answer,
     objection: cf. F. contradiction.]
     1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or
        affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion;
        contrary declaration; gainsaying.
  
              His fair demands Shall be accomplished without
              contradiction.                        --Shak.
  
     2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency;
        incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is
        inconsistent.
  
              can be make deathless death? That were to make
              Strange contradiction.                --Milton.
  
              We state our experience and then we come to a manly
              resolution of acting in contradiction to it.
                                                    --Burke.
  
              Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be
              true.                                 --Hobbes.
  
              Of contradictions infinite the slave. --Wordsworth.
  
     Principle of contradiction (Logic), the axiom or law of
        thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same
        time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same
        attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and
        denied of the same subject.
  
     Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have
           been called the ``Three Logical Axioms.'' First, ``A is
           A.'' Second, ``A is not Not-A'' Third, ``Everything is
           either A or Not-A.''

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  contradiction
       n 1: opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
       2: (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the
          statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a
          contradiction" [syn: contradiction in terms]
       3: the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he
          thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contradiction
     Γαλλικά n.
     η αντίφαση, η αντίθεση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contradiction
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) The act of contradicting.
     2 (lb en countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a
  statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false
  at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
     3 (lb en countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more
  elements or propositions.
     4 (lb en logic countable) A proposition that is false for all values
  of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  contradiction
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) The act of contradicting.
     2 (lb en countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a
  statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false
  at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
     3 (lb en countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more
  elements or propositions.
     4 (lb en logic countable) A proposition that is false for all values
  of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  contradiction
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) The act of contradicting.
     2 (lb en countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a
  statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false
  at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
     3 (lb en countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more
  elements or propositions.
     4 (lb en logic countable) A proposition that is false for all values
  of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  contradiction
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) The act of contradicting.
     2 (lb en countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a
  statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false
  at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
     3 (lb en countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more
  elements or propositions.
     4 (lb en logic countable) A proposition that is false for all values
  of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contradiction
     Ranska n.
     1 ristiriita
     2 vastaväite

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contradiction
     Franska n.
     motsägelse

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Contradiction /kˌɒntɹədˈɪkʃən/
  التناقض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  contradiction //ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən// //ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən// 
  1. отрицание, противоречие
  act of contradicting
  2. противоречие 2.
  statement that contradicts itself
   3.
  the logical incompatibility of opposing elements