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impasse definition

im·passe (im′pas′, im pas′)

noun

  1. a passage open only at one end; blind alley
  2. a situation offering no escape, as a difficulty without solution, an argument where no agreement is possible, etc.

Etymology: Fr: see in- & pass

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