contradictoire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contrādictōrius (“contradictory”), from Latin contrādīcō (“I speak against; contradict”), from contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“I say, speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.dik.twaʁ/

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Adjective

contradictoire (plural contradictoires)

1. contradictory

Related terms

• contradiction
• contredire

Further reading

• “contradictoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.