These nabobs waltzed into the capital with an arrogance that was breathtaking. Their prefatorial deficit resulted in a polemical stance at absolute contraposition to the legislature’s puissance.
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Contraposition
//ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən//
Synonyms for "contraposition" (72 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (36)
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1 entrieshas context
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5 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- contraposició noun (logical statement)
Czech
1 entries- obměna noun (logical statement)
Dutch
1 entries- contrapositie noun (logical statement)
Finnish
1 entries- kontrapositio noun (logical statement)
French
2 entries- contraposition noun (logical statement)
- contraposée noun (logical statement)
German
1 entries- Kontraposition noun (logical statement)
Italian
1 entries- contrapposizione noun (logical statement)
Polish
1 entries- kontrapozycja noun (logical statement)
Portuguese
1 entries- contraposição noun (logical statement)
Russian
1 entries- контрапози́ция noun (logical statement)
Spanish
1 entries- contraposición noun (logical statement)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The expression “Allon” indicates the unique character of this relationship: that of being together in contraposition. I belong to the Allon, and yet detach myself from it.
Source: wiktionary
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