contradictoire

Meaning

  1. contradictory
  2. adversarial; involving debate between opposing parties

Frequency

28k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ̃.tʁa.dik.twaʁ/
Etymology

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

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