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Adjective: subcontrary  ,súb'kón-tru-ree
  1. Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false
Noun: subcontrary  ,súb'kón-tru-ree
  1. A subcontrary proposition

Derived forms: subcontraries

Encyclopedia: Subcontrary