Contraries
['kɑntrɛri]
Definition
(n.) Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other.
(pl. ) of Contrary
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Examples
- It goes by contraries, like dreaMs.' Gerald pondered for a few moments. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Sit ye down, and give me your forgiveness for having ever been a worrit to you, Dan'l--what have my contraries ever been to this! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Those who are to be unhappy, think and speak only of the contraries. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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