SELF-CONTRADIC'TION, noun. [self and contradiction.] the art of contradicting itself; repugnancy in terms. To be and not to be at the same time, is a self-contradiction; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the other.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.