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Le contre-exemple
Le contre-exemple is a case that refutes a general claim. The hyphen is obligatory in French.
Examples in context
Un seul contre-exemple suffit à réfuter.
A single counterexample is enough to refute.
Elle a trouvé un contre-exemple élégant.
She found an elegant counterexample.
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