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  1. noun A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.
  2. noun One exhibiting inexplicable or contradictory aspects: "The silence of midnight, to speak truly, though apparently a paradox, rung in my ears” (Mary Shelley).
  3. noun An assertion that is essentially self-contradictory, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.
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  • The only plausible resolution of this paradox is the assumption that these UHE particles are being produced relatively close to the Earth, within around 200 million light years. —  AnalogSFF,May2008
  • But the paradox is here; when cultivated people do stay away from a certain portion of the population, when all social advantages are persistently withheld, it may be for years, the result itself is pointed to as a reason and is used as an argument, for the continued withholding. —  20 Years At Hull House
  • The other paradox is the violation of a Constitutional Court interpretation that the term in office of the newly elected National Assembly starts on the date of its election.
  • Understanding this paradox is absolutely vital to understanding macroeconomics and even more so to understanding what is presently unfolding in global financial markets. —  Seeker Blog
  • Unitaid president Philippe Douste-Blazy called for an end to what he called the paradox of an African child dying every 30 seconds from malaria when effective medication exists to counter the illness. —  Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News
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  1. Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon, from neuter sing. of paradoxos, conflicting with expectation : para-, beyond; see para-1 + doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think; see dek- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. from French paradoxe = Spanish paradoja = Portuguese paradoxo = Italian paradosso, from Late Latin paradoxum a figure of speech, from Greek παράδοξον, an incredible statement or opinion, a paradox, neuter of παράδοξος, incredible, from παρά, beyond, + δόξα, notion, belief, from δοκεῖν seem.
 

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