Etymology

dialetheia

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Today it means: A statement that is both true and false; a true contradiction. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλήθεια“truth”
  2. English todaydialetheia

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀλήθεια all →

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