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dichotomy
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someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another her outfit is a sartorial dichotomy: an elegant gown and ratty old tennis shoes Synonyms contradiction, incongruity, paradoxRelated Words antinomy; conundrum, enigma, mystery, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle
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