ANTINOMY


Meaning of ANTINOMY in English

— antinomic /an'ti nom"ik/ , antinomical , adj.

/an tin"euh mee/ , n. , pl. antinomies .

1. opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.

2. Philos. a contradiction between two statements, both apparently obtained by correct reasoning.

[ 1585-95; antinomia antinomía a contradiction between laws. See ANTI-, -NOMY ]

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