单词 | subcontrary |
释义 | subcontrary[ suhb-kon-trer-ee ] / sʌbˈkɒn trɛr i / noun, plural sub·con·tra·ries.Logic.one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false. Origin of subcontrary1595–1605; <Medieval Latin subcontrārius,Late Latin (see sub-, contrary), originally as translation of Greek hypenantíos Words nearby subcontrarysubconsciousness, subcontiguous, subcontinent, subcontract, subcontractor, subcontrary, subcorneal pustular dermatosis, subcortex, subcortical, subcosta, subcostal artery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for subcontrarysubcontrary / (sʌbˈkɒntrərɪ) logic / adjective(of a pair of propositions) related such that they cannot both be false at once, although they may be true togetherCompare contrary (def. 5), contradictory (def. 3) noun plural -riesa statement that cannot be false when a given statement is false Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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