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self-contradiction

noun

Etymology

From self- + contradiction.

  1. derived from contrādictiō
  2. derived from contradiction
  3. inherited from contradiccioun
  4. prefixed as self-contradiction — “self + contradiction”

Definitions

  1. A statement that contains a contradiction, or a premise from which one could be derived.

    • The sentence "He alluded to his wife by name" is a self-contradiction.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for self-contradiction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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