Definition of paradox

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Paradox (n.) A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact..

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Para- :: Para- () A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism..
Agouta :: Agouta (n.) A small insectivorous mammal (Solenodon paradoxus), allied to the moles, found only in Hayti..
Paradoxer :: Paradoxer (n.) Alt. of Paradoxis.
Solenodon :: Solenodon (n.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique..
Paradoxology :: Paradoxology (n.) The use of paradoxes.
Luwack :: Luwack (n.) See Paradoxure.
Paradoxes :: Paradoxes (pl. ) of Parado.
Musang :: Musang (n.) A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also coffee rat..
Paradoxy :: Paradoxy (n.) The quality or state of being paradoxical.
Bondar :: Bondar (n.) A small quadruped of Bengal (Paradoxurus bondar), allied to the genet; -- called also musk cat..
Paradoxure :: Paradoxure (n.) Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang..
Paradoxical :: Paradoxical (a.) Of the nature of a paradox.
Paradox :: Paradox (n.) A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact..
Paradoxist :: Paradoxist (n.) One who proposes a paradox.
Paradoxides :: Paradoxides (n.) A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial formations.
Paradoxal :: Paradoxal (a.) Paradoxical.
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
Jakie :: "Jakie (n.) A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog..
Paradoxical :: Paradoxical (a.) Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions..
Paradoxy :: Paradoxy (n.) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
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