antinome

[ an-tuh-nohm ]

/ ˈæn təˌnoʊm /

noun

something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.

Nearby words

antineutron, anting, antinion, antinode, antinoise, antinome, antinomian, antinomianism, antinomy, antinous, antinovel

Origin of antinome

1860–65; from anti- + Greek nómos “law, custom”

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