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adj
Not deriving from the linguistic expression used; for a reason other than of ambiguity, division, et cetera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: Of a logical fallacy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin extra dictionem, translation of Ancient Greek ἔξω τῆς λέξεως (éxō tês léxeōs), which appears in chapter 4 of Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations.
