Paradox \`par-ə-,däks\ n 1: a tenet contrary to received opinion 2 a: a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b; a self contradictory statement that at first seems true c: an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction from acceptable premises 3: something or someone with seemingly contradictory qualities or phases (Webster)
