paradoxe

See also: Paradoxe and paradoxé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin paradoxum, from Latin paradoxa (“things contrary to expectation”), from Ancient Greek παράδοξα (parádoxa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.dɔks/

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Noun

paradoxe m (plural paradoxes)

1. paradox

Further reading

• “paradoxe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Adjective

paradoxe

1. vocative masculine singular of paradoxus