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Webster 1913 Edition


Contraries

Con′tra-ries

(? or [GREEK]; 48)
,
Noun.
pl.
[Pl. of
Contrary
,
Noun.
]
(Logic)
Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other.
If two universals differ in quality, they are
contraries
; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false.
I. Watts.

Webster 1828 Edition


Contraries

CONTRARIES

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Noun.
[See Contrary.] In logic, propositions which destroy each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other.
If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false.

Definition 2024


contràries

contràries

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Adjective

contràries

  1. feminine plural of contrari