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contradiction(dictionary)

cant(3) (iou) and contradiction (oh)


cant(3) (iou)



cant adjective2. [kant] Usu. derog. E18.
[from CANT noun3.]
Of words, phrases, speech, etc.: of the Nature of cant; jargonistic; ephemerally fashionable; uttered mechanically.
cantly adverb in canting phraseology; in slang: E19.

contradiction (oh)



[C] a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true
:: apparent contradictions in the defendant's testimony
contradiction between
::a contradiction between the government's ideas and its actual policy
[U] the act of saying that someone else's opinion, statement etc is wrong or not true
::You can say what you like without fear of contradiction .
a contradiction in terms
a combination of words that seem to be the opposite of each Other, with the result that the phrase has no clear meaning
::'Permanent revolution' is a contradiction in terms.
in (direct) contradiction to sth
in a way that is opposite to a belief or statement
::Your behaviour is in direct contradiction to the principles you claim to have.