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paradox

pa·ra·dox

UK/ˈpæ.ɹəˌdɒks/ US/ˈpæɹ.əˌdɑks/ fairly common

noun

1.

(logic) a self-contradiction

  • “I always lie”

Origin

From Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “unexpected, strange”).

Phrases

  • paradox acacia
  • paradox sunflower

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