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- sub|con|tra|ri|e|ty «suhb KON truh RY uh tee», noun.Logic. the relation existing between subcontrary propositions.
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sub|con|tra|ry — «suhb KON trehr ee», adjective, noun, plural ries. Logic. –adj. (of a pair of propositions) so related that both may be true but only one may be false. Example: “Some birds are blue” and “Some birds are not blue” are subcontrary propositions. –n … Useful english dictionary
sub|con|tra|oc|tave — «SUHB kon truh OK tihv», noun. Music. the octave below the contraoctave, as on an organ; fourth octave below middle C … Useful english dictionary
tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… … English syllables
subcontrary — sub•con•tra•ry [[t]sʌbˈkɒn trɛr i[/t]] n. pl. ries cvb pho one of two propositions in logic that can both be true but cannot both be false • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML subcontrārius sub con•tra•ri′e•ty trəˈraɪ ɪ ti n … From formal English to slang
subcontrarietà — sub·con·tra·rie·tà s.f.inv. TS filos., log. nella logica medievale, il rapporto di opposizione tra una proposizione particolare affermativa e una proposizione particolare negativa che abbiano il medesimo soggetto e il medesimo predicato {{line}}… … Dizionario italiano
subcontrari — sub|con|tra|ri Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
subcontrarietat — sub|con|tra|ri|e|tat Mot Agut Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
subcontrario — sub·con·trà·rio agg. TS filos., log. di ciascuna delle proposizioni che sono legate fra loro in rapporto di subcontrarietà {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1728. ETIMO: dal lat. mediev. subcontrarĭu(m), v. anche contrario … Dizionario italiano
Subcontraries — Subcontrary Sub*con tra*ry, n.; pl. {Subcontraries}. (Logic) A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subcontrary — Sub*con tra*ry, a. 1. Contrary in an inferior degree. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Having, or being in, a contrary order; said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
