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an·tin·o·my \anˈtinəmē, -mi\ noun (-es) Etymology: Latin antinomia, from Greek, from anti- anti- (I) + -nomia (from nomos law) — more at nimble 1. : opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule : contradiction within a law 2. obsolete : an opposing law or rule of any kind : a law that contradicts itself 3. [German antinomie, from Latin antinomia] a. : a contradiction between two philosophical principles each of which is taken to be true or between inferences correctly drawn from such principles; especially : a conflict or opposition between the products of reason and of experience b. : a statement embodying an antinomy : paradox 4. : an apparent or real opposition, contradiction, conflict, or contrast |