dialetheia

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ἀλήθεια →
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Meanings

noundialetheia (plural dialetheias or dialetheia)

plural dialetheias

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀλήθεια“truth”
  2. Englishdialetheia

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

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APA

dialetheia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialetheia

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“dialetheia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialetheia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialetheia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialetheia.

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