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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontradictoire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁadiktwaʁ
"Les deux témoignages étaient contradictoires."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by a lack of agreement or consistency.
"The two reports provided contradictory conclusions about the experiment."
- 1
A statement or proposition that contradicts another.
"His claim was a clear contradictory to the evidence presented."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'contradictory' originates from the Latin word 'contradictorius', which is derived from 'contra' meaning 'against' and 'dicere' meaning 'to say'. The word evolved through Middle English, retaining its core meaning of asserting the opposite.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contradictory" is said worldwide
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contradictoire
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁadiktwaʁ
"Les deux témoignages étaient contradictoires."
widersprüchlich
Transliteration: ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁʏx.lɪç
"Die beiden Berichte waren widersprüchlich."
contraddittorio
Transliteration: kontraˈdittɔrjo
"Le due affermazioni erano contraddittorie."
contradictorio
Transliteration: kontradikˈtoɾjo
"Los dos testimonios eran contradictorios."
contraditório
Transliteration: kõtɾɐdiˈtɔɾju
"Os dois relatos eram contraditórios."
विरोधाभासी
Transliteration: virodhābhāsī
"दोनों रिपोर्टें विरोधाभासी थीं।"
矛盾的
Transliteration: máodùn de
"这两份报告是矛盾的。"
모순적인
Transliteration: mosunjeogin
"두 보고서는 모순적이었다."
矛盾した
Transliteration: mujun shita
"二つの報告は矛盾していた。"
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