paradoxically
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par·a·dox
(păr′ə-dŏks′)n.
1. A statement that seems to contradict itself but may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.
2. A person, thing, or situation that exhibits inexplicable or contradictory aspects: "The silence of midnight, to speak truly, though apparently a paradox, rung in my ears" (Mary Shelley).
3. A statement that is self-contradictory or logically untenable, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.
[Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon, from neuter sing. of paradoxos, conflicting with expectation : para-, beyond; see para-1 + doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think; see dek- in Indo-European roots).]
par′a·dox′i·cal adj.
par′a·dox′i·cal·ly adv.
par′a·dox′i·cal·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | paradoxically - in a paradoxical manner; "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter" |
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Translations
بِصورَة مُتناقِضَه
paradoxně
paradox módon
á òverstæîukenndan hátt
paradoxalmente
paradoxne
çelişkili bir şekildeparadoksal olarak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
paradoxically
adv → paradoxerweise; worded → paradox
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
paradox
(ˈpӕrədoks) noun a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true. If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.
ˌparaˈdoxical adjectiveˌparaˈdoxically adverb
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