Morphology and Syntax
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Morphological Paradoxes
MORPHOLOGICAL PARADOXES Byron W. Bender University of Hawai`i paradox n. 1. A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking. 2. One exhibiting inexplicable or contradictory aspects: You have the paradox of a Celt being the smooth Oxonian (Anthony Burgess). 3. An assertion that is essentially self-contradictory, though ...
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