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antilogy

an·til·og·y [ an tílləjee ] (plural an·til·o·gies)


noun 
Definition:
 
contradiction in terms: a phrase that contradicts itself or negates its meaning

[Early 17th century. Via French< Greek antilogia "speaking against" < -logia (see -logy)]
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