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单词 subcontrary
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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 subcontrary

1595–1605; <Medieval Latin subcontrārius,Late Latin (see sub-, contrary), originally as translation of Greek hypenantíos

Words nearby subcontrary

subconsciousness, subcontiguous, subcontinent, subcontract, subcontractor, subcontrary, subcorneal pustular dermatosis, subcortex, subcortical, subcosta, subcostal artery
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British Dictionary definitions for subcontrary

subcontrary
/ (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 -ries

a statement that cannot be false when a given statement is false
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