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explicit
Adjective
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If something is explicit, it is clearly said or shown, not hidden or just suggested.
It is very important that the company write an explicit statement of workers' responsibilities.
Sometimes it helps to be more explicit when speaking to children.
The problem is made explicit in the letter sent last July.
contradiction
Noun
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A contradiction is the act of contradicting.
He says that he was not there that night: that was a contradiction of his previous statement.
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A contradiction is a statement which makes two (or more) claims which both cannot be true.
There is a contradiction in saying that she is a widow who never married.