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Noun: contraposition  ,kón-tru-pu'zi-shun
  1. A placing over against; opposite position
     
  2. A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.:Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S

Derived forms: contrapositions

Encyclopedia: Contraposition

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contradistinctive
contradistinguish
contrafactive
contrafagotto
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contrail
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contralateral
contralto
contraposition
contrapositive
contrapposto
contraption
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contrariness
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