Is "heterological" a homological word?
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Heterological
Synonyms for "heterological" (4 found)
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Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 不自同的 adj (of an adjective, not describing itself)
- 与自身不符的 adj (of an adjective, not describing itself)
- 自逆的 adj (of an adjective, not describing itself)
- 逆逻辑的 adj (of an adjective, not describing itself)
French
1 entries- hétérologique adj (of an adjective, not describing itself)
Portuguese
1 entries- heterológico adj (of an adjective, not describing itself)
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The words ultrashort and onomatopoeia are heterological: ultrashort might be called short but is not an ultrashort word, and onomatopoeia is not an onomatopoeic word.
Source: wiktionary
A paradox arises when we ask, "Is the word 'heterological' heterological." If it is, it is not. If it is not, it is.
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A further instance of the uncertainty of Prof. Bergmann's views on the subject of negation, is the distinction (considered by him as at least supposable) between " nicht-richtig " and "unrichtig" (§21,5.). This is done, of course, in order to put a " heterological " meaning into his Axiom of Excluded Middle,
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