SUBCONTRARY


Meaning of SUBCONTRARY in English

/sub kon"trer ee/ , n. , pl. subcontraries . Logic.

one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.

[ 1595-1605; subcontrarius, LL (see SUB-, CONTRARY), orig. as trans. of Gk hypenantíos ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .