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Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin paradoxon, from Ancient Greek παράδοξον (parádoxon). Feminine gender probably based on misinterpretation of the plural paradoxa, occurring in the title of a treatise of Cicero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾaˈdoxa/
- Rhymes: -oxa
- Syllabification: pa‧ra‧do‧ja
Noun
paradoja f (plural paradojas)
- paradox
Derived terms
Adjective
paradoja f
- feminine singular of paradojo
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