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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
paradox \par"a*dox\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks), n.; pl. paradoxes
(p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks*[e^]z). [F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr.
Gr. para`doxon; para` beside, beyond, contrary to + dokei^n
to think, suppose, imagine. See Para-, and Dogma.]
A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an
assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to
common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd,
but yet may be true in fact.
[1913 Webster]
A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it
appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable.
--Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it
proof. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Paradox \Par`a*dox\, n.; pl. Paradoxes. [F. paradoxe, L.
paradoxum, fr. Gr. ?; ? beside, beyond, contrary to + ? to
think, suppose, imagine. See Para-, and Dogma.]
A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an
assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to
common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd,
but yet may be true in fact.
A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it
appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable.
--Hooker.
This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it
proof. --Shak.
Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
paradoxes
Catalan n.
(plural of ca paradoxa)
French n.
(plural of fr paradoxe)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Paradoxes
German n.
(infl of de Paradox gen)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
paradoxes
n.
(plural of en paradox)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
paradoxes
French n.
(plural of fr paradoxe)
n.
(plural of en paradox)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Paradoxes
German n.
(infl of de Paradox gen)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
paradoxes
French n.
(plural of fr paradoxe)
n.
(plural of en paradox)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Paradoxes
German n.
(infl of de Paradox gen)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
paradoxes
Ranska n.
(fr-monikko p aradoxe)
Saksa a.
(de-a-taivm paradox es)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Paradoxes
Saksa n.
(taivm-y-gen de Paradox luok=s)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
paradoxes
Franska n.
(böjning fr subst paradoxe)
Franska vb.
(böjning fr verb paradoxer)
Katalanska n.
(böjning ca subst paradoxa)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Paradoxes
Tyska n.
(böjning de subst Paradox)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Paradoxes /pˈaɹədˌɒksɪz/
التناقضات
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
paradoxes /pˈaɹədˌɒksɪz/
paradoxy
From IPA:de : [ IPA:de ]
/ˈpɑːɾɑdoksəs/
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈpɛɹəˌdɑksɪz/
From IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]
/paʁadɔks/
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