contrary terms

noun

: terms that cannot both be affirmed in the same sense of the same subject (as white and black, good and bad)

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“Contrary terms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contrary%20terms. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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