SINCE 1828
contradictio in adjecto
noun
con·tra·dic·tio in ad·jec·to
| \ˌkän‧trəˈdiktē(ˌ)ōˌinädˈyek(ˌ)tō, -ˈdikshē(ˌ)ōˌinaˈjek-\
plural contradictiones in adjecto\ˌ⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈōˌnēz-
\
Definition of contradictio in adjecto
: contradiction in terms
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