subcontrary
noun
one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
subcontraries
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pluralof subcontrary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This early instillation, taken in connection with himself as a commanding illustration in subcontraries, had given Isabel a directness of vision invaluable to a girl in no haste to place her life in stronger hands.
From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
