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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contrādictor.
Noun
contradictor (plural contradictors)
- Alternative form of contradicter
1980, Stephen King, The Mist:“That was in Casco,” his wife contradicted immediately. She spoke in the unmistakable tones of a veteran contradictor.
Latin
Etymology
From contrādīcō (“I speak against; contradict”), from contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“I say, speak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
contrādictor m (genitive contrādictōris); third declension
- Someone who replies or objects; opponent.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contrādictor.
Adjective
contradictor (feminine contradictora, masculine plural contradictores, feminine plural contradictoras)
- contradictory
2015 July 31, “La ‘Colección Mexicana’ en Chile: una historia de solidaridad”, in El País:El espíritu contradictor, el uso de nuevos y variados ingredientes, texturas y colores para crear formas desafiantes, figuras inéditas o ambientes cotidianos pero redescubiertos, o el expresionismo abstracto como significado, fueron algunas de las aportaciones fundamentales de esta riada de pintores, por nacimiento o por elección, mexicanos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun
contradictor m (plural contradictores, feminine contradictora, feminine plural contradictoras)
- contradicter
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