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Contraries
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What's The Definition Of Contraries?Synonyms | Synonyms for Contraries: Related Terms | Find terms related to Contraries: See Also | Contraries In Webster's Dictionary \Con"tra*ries\ (? or ?; 48), n. pl. [Pl. of
{Contrary}, n.] (Logic)
Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each
other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish
the truth of the other.
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. --I. Watts.
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