contravalid

adjective

con·​tra·​valid

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1

: having no validity : false, indefensible

2

logic, of a sentence or class of sentences : having every sentence in the system as a consequence : self-contradictory

contravalidity

¦kän‧trə+

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

contra- + valid

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