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(ə pôr′ē ə)

noun

a difficulty, as in a philosophical or literary text, caused by an indeterminacy of meaning for which no resolution seems possible
a condition of uncertainty or skeptical doubt resulting from this

Origin: L, doubt < Gr, perplexity < aporos, impassable < a-, not + poros, passage: see pore

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noun

A figure of speech in which the speaker expresses or purports to be in doubt about a question.
An insoluble contradiction or paradox in a text's meanings.

Origin:

Origin: Greek, difficulty of passing

Origin: , from aporos, impassable

Origin: : a-, without; see a-¹

Origin: + poros, passage; see per-² in Indo-European roots

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