Peace and Love
2007-03-21
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/ˈpærəˌdɒks/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[par-uh-doks] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
2. a self-contradictory and false proposition.
3. any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.
4. an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.
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[Origin: 1530–40; < L paradoxum < Gk parádoxon, n. use of neut. of parádoxos unbelievable, lit., beyond belief. See para-1, orthodox]
2007-03-21
02:23:19 ·
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