How to pronounce paradox
American English pronunciation
PAIR-uh-doks
- IPA
- /ˈpɛɹəˌdɑks/
- Syllables
- PAIR · uh · doks (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What paradox means
A saying that seems to argue with itself
In a sentence: It was a paradox: she was lost but also right at home.
Where it comes from: It came through French and Latin from a Greek word meaning unexpected or strange.
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