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diallelous

diallelous adjective: involving circular reasoning.

Adjective

diallelous (comparative more diallelous, superlative most diallelous)

  1. Involving circular reasoning.
    • Saying skydiving is unsafe because it's dangerous and then saying it's dangerous because it's unsafe is diallelous.
    • Diallelous. […] What is generally called defining reasoning in a circle.1878, Francis Garden, A Dictionary of English Philosophical Terms, page 46

Forms of diallelous

comparativemore diallelous
superlativemost diallelous

Origin of diallelous

From diallel + -ous.

Questions about diallelous

What does diallelous mean?
Diallelous means involving circular reasoning.
What part of speech is diallelous?
Diallelous is an adjective.

Words near diallelous in the dictionary

  1. dialled out
  2. dialled up
  3. diallel
  4. diallelic
  5. diallelism
  6. diallelous
  7. diallels
  8. diallelus
  9. dialler
  10. diallers
  11. dialless

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