Saturday, September 14, 2013

Word of the Week

polylemma

PRONUNCIATION:
(pol-ee-LEM-uh) 

MEANING:
noun: A choice involving multiple undesirable options.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek poly- (many) + dilemma, from lemma (proposition). Earliest documented use: 1856. Also see trilemmaHobson's choice, and Buridan's ass.

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