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paradox

[paraˈdoks]

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Learned borrowing from Latin paradoxum, or from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos).

noun paradoxuri · paradox · paradoxul · paradoxurile

neuter paradox

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paradox apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true

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@misc{paradox_2026,
  title = {paradox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/paradox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}