APORIAS

Noun

aporias

plural of aporia

Source: Wiktionary


APORIA

A*po"ri*a, n.; pl. Aporias. Etym: [L., doubt, Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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