Contrarieties

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contrariety \Con`tra*ri"e*ty\n.; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L.
     contrarietas: cf. F. contrari['e]t['e].]
     1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition;
        repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.
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              There is a contrariety between those things that
              conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the
              senses.                               --South.
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     2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with,
        something else; an inconsistency.
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              How can these contrarieties agree?    --Shak.
  
     Syn: Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.
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