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Definition of Contraries
1. n. pl. Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other.
Definition of Contraries
1. Noun. (plural of contrary) ¹
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Definition of Contraries
1. contrary [n] - See also: contrary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contraries
Literary usage of Contraries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Aristotleby Aristotle by Aristotle (1908)
"(3) If intermediates are in the same genus, as has been shown, and stand between
contraries, they must be composed of these contraries ..."
2. Dante and His Circle: With the Italian Poets Preceding Him (1100-1200-1300 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Dante Alighieri (1905)
"His Life is by contraries, BY the long sojourning That I have made with grief,
I am quite changed, you see ; — If I weep, 't is for glee ; I smile at a sad ..."
3. Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose by Vicesimus Knox (1824)
"This effect of contraries is evident even in objects of sense, where imagination
and intellect are not in the least concerned. When we pass (for example) ..."
4. Dante and His Circle: With the Italian Poets Preceding Him. (1100-1200-1300 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Dante Alighieri (1892)
"His Life is by contraries. BY the long sojourning That I have made with grief,
I am quite changed, you see ;— If I weep, 'tis for glee; T smile at a sad ..."
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