Both Uses of
paradox
in
Anna Karenina
- "You have changed in many respects since your marriage, and for the better," said Sergey Ivanovitch, smiling to Kitty, and obviously little interested in the conversation, "but you have remained true to your passion for defending the most paradoxical theories."†
Part 6
- "No, excuse me, that's a paradox."†
Part 6 *
Definition:
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(paradox) a situation or statement that may be true but is surprising or seems impossible because parts of it seem to contradict each other