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The opposite. / (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.

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contrary

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Source Word

contrary

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkɒntɹəɹi/

Noun

Japanese Meaning

反対、対極のもの / 論理学において、同時に真とはならない（両方とも偽である可能性がある）一対の命題のうちの一方

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The committee debated his proposal, but the contrary won out in the end.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

委員会は彼の提案について議論したが、結局は反対意見が勝った。

Sense（1）

The opposite.

No contraries hold more antipathy

Than I and such a knave.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.

If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

contraries

（ plural ）

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