Italian edit

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Etymology edit

From Latin contradīcĕre. By surface analysis, contra- +‎ dire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kon.tradˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: con‧trad‧dì‧re
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Verb edit

contraddìre (first-person singular present contraddìco, first-person singular past historic contraddìssi, past participle contraddétto, first-person singular imperfect contraddicévo, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to contradict
  2. (transitive, figurative) to belie
  3. (intransitive, dated) to contradict [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]
  4. (transitive, archaic) to oppose, to block, to impede

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Further reading edit

  • contraddire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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