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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõtɾɐˈdʒituʁ
"O contraditor desafiou as alegações da testemunha."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who contradicts or denies the truth of a statement or argument.
"In the debate, the contradictor challenged every point made by the speaker." - 2
A term used in legal contexts to refer to a party that opposes a claim.
"The contradictor presented evidence that undermined the plaintiff's case."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'contradictor' originates from the Latin 'contradictor', which combines 'contra-' meaning 'against' and 'dicere' meaning 'to say'. This term evolved through Middle English, reflecting the act of asserting the opposite of a statement or claim.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contradictor" is said worldwide
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Contradicteur
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁadiktœʁ
"Le contradicteur a remis en question les affirmations du témoin."
Widersprecher
Transliteration: ˈviːdɐˌʃpʁeːχɐ
"Der Widersprecher stellte die Argumente des Anklägers in Frage."
Contraddittore
Transliteration: kontraˈdittore
"Il contraddittore ha contestato le affermazioni del testimone."
Contradictor
Transliteration: kontraˈðiktor
"El contradictor cuestionó las afirmaciones del testigo."
Contraditor
Transliteration: kõtɾɐˈdʒituʁ
"O contraditor desafiou as alegações da testemunha."
विरोधी
Transliteration: Virodhi
"विरोधी ने गवाह के बयान को चुनौती दी।"
反对者
Transliteration: fǎnduì zhě
"反对者质疑证人的陈述。"
반대자
Transliteration: bandaeja
"반대자는 증인의 주장을 반박했다."
反論者
Transliteration: Hanronsha
"反論者は証人の主張に異議を唱えた。"
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