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dialetheia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-aletheia
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statement that is both true and false; a true contradiction.

Etymology

Coined by Graham Priest and Richard Routley, from di- + Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”), in 1981.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dialetheias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dialetheism paradox

Questions

What does dialetheia mean?
A statement that is both true and false; a true contradiction.
Where does dialetheia come from?
Coined by Graham Priest and Richard Routley, from di- + Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”), in 1981.

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