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单词 contrariety
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•tra•ri•e•ty  (kon′trə rīi tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2.
  1. the quality or state of being contrary.
  2. something contrary or of opposite character;
    a contrary fact or statement.
  3. Philosophy[Logic.]the relation between contraries.
  • Late Latin contrārietās. See contrary, -ity
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English contrariete (1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
contrariety /ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. opposition between one thing and another; disagreement
  2. an instance of such opposition; inconsistency; discrepancy
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