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Plural of paradox

regular plural

The plural of paradox is paradoxes.

Forms of paradox

Singularparadox /ˈpæ.ɹəˌdɒks/
Pluralparadoxes
Countablecountable and uncountable

Paradoxes in a sentence

  • The active sense of living which we all enjoy, before reflection shatters our instinctive world for us, is self-luminous and suggests no paradoxes.1909, William James, A pluralistic universe. Hibbert lectures, page 347
  • The surrealities of life are the paradoxes thereof.From the entry surreality
  • When examined from a historical perspective, the contemporary phenomenon of Jungism presents numerous paradoxes.1994, Richard Noll, The Jung Cult, Fontana Press, published 1996, page 7. From the entry Jungism
  • We mentioned previously that certain paradoxes in set theory arose shortly after Cantor's works were published.1972, Peter W. Zehna, Robert Leo Johnson, Elements of Set Theory, Allyn & Bacon, page 4. From the entry set theory
  • The superficialities, the incoherencies, the paradoxes, the deliria, the amnesiæ, are well brought into evidence.1906, Leonardo Bianchi, James H. Macdonald, A Text‐Book of Psychiatry for Physicians and Students, William Wood & Company, Part III…. From the entry amnesiæ

Meaning of paradox

  1. noun An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
  2. noun A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
  3. noun A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.

Full definition of paradox

Questions about the plural of paradox

What is the plural of paradox?
The plural of paradox is paradoxes.
Is paradox countable?
Paradox is a countable and uncountable noun.

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