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contraposition

con·tra·po·si·tion [ kòntrəpə zísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. position opposite: a position opposite to or against something
took up a stand in contraposition to government policy

2. antithesis: in logic, the relation of a proposition to its contrapositive

[Mid-16th century. < late Latin contraposition-< Latin contraponere "place opposite" < ponere "to place"]
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