antinome

[ an-tuh-nohm ]

/ ˈæn təˌnoʊm /

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noun

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

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Origin of antinome

First recorded in 1860–65; anti- + Greek nómos “usage, law, custom”