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Paradox N Apparently Contradictory Nature Statement False Correct

Word paradox
Part of Speech N.
Definition something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct.
Sentence Richard presents a bit of a paradox, for he is a card-carrying member of both the National Rifle Association and the relatively pacifist American Civil Liberties Union.

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