First Known Use: circa 1550
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aporia
noun apo·ria \ə-ˈpȯr-ē-ə\
Definition of APORIA
1
: an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect
2
: a logical impasse or contradiction; especially : a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable
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Origin of APORIA
French aporie, ultimately from Greek aporia difficulty, perplexity, from aporos impassable, from a- + poros passage — more at fare
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