"Contraries" is a word in ENGLISH
of Contrary
Propositions which directly and destructively
contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not
establish the truth of the other.
The darkest clouds precipitate the most rain.
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An old lady saw a little boy with a fishing-rod over his shoulder and a jar of tadpoles in his hand walking through the park one Sunday. "Little boy," she called, "don't you know you shouldn't go fishing on a Sunday?" "I'm not going fishing, ma'am," he called back, "I'm going home."
Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
Read the complete definitionthe opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, …
Read the complete definitionThe act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, …
Read the complete definitionA tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that …
Read the complete definitionA subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.
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