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subcontrary

sub·con·trar·y [ sub kóntrəree ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
not false together: describes logical propositions that are related to each other in such a way that both cannot be false at the same time, although both may be true



noun  (plural sub·con·trar·ies)
Definition:
 
subcontrary proposition: a subcontrary logical proposition

[Early 17th century. < late Latin subcontrarius, translation of Greek hupenantios "contrary"]
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