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German
Etymology
From Middle High German zweierleie, zweigerleie, equivalent to zwei + -erlei.
Pronunciation
Adverb
zweierlei
- In two manners, in a double sense.
1931, Paul Hertz, “Vom Wesen des Logischen, insbesondere der Bedeutung des modus barbara”, in Erkenntnis, 2/1, p. 372:Wer „α oder β“ sagt, sagt nicht zweierlei, wie der, welcher α und β sagt; die Konklusion ist also in den Prämissen nicht enthalten.- One who says “α or β”, does not say two things, like the one who says α and β; the conclusion thus is not contained in the premises.
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