Paradox

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Etymology

Latin paradoxis, from Greek [[]] (paradoxi), taking glory

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Noun

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paradox (plural paradoxes)

  1. An apparently true statement that seems to lead to a contradiction or to circumstances that defy intuition.
    Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.
  2. (logic) A self-contradictory statement.
    "This is not a sentence" is a paradox.
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Translations

seemingly contradictory circumstance

in logic: a self-contradictory statement

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