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diamond-water paradox

diamond-water paradox proper noun: the apparent contradiction that, although water is generally more useful than diamonds, diamonds command a higher price in the market.

Proper noun

diamond-water paradox

  1. The apparent contradiction that, although water is generally more useful than diamonds, diamonds command a higher price in the market.

Questions about diamond-water paradox

What does diamond-water paradox mean?
Diamond-water paradox means the apparent contradiction that, although water is generally more useful than diamonds, diamonds command a higher price in the market.
What part of speech is diamond-water paradox?
Diamond-water paradox is a proper noun.

Words near diamond-water paradox in the dictionary

  1. diamond weddings
  2. diamond wheel
  3. diamond wheels
  4. Diamond-Blackfan anemia
  5. diamond-square algorithm
  6. diamond-water paradox
  7. Diamonda
  8. diamondback
  9. diamondback moth
  10. diamondback moths
  11. diamondback rattler

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