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quandary definition

quan·dary (kwän′də rē, -drē)

noun pl. quandaries -·ries

a state of uncertainty; perplexing situation or position; dilemma

Etymology: earlier quandare, prob. orig. jocular pseudo-L < L quande, var. of quam, how much (see quantity) + -are, inf. suffix

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