What is denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false called?
subcontrary — (Logic) Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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