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   aporia

   /əˈpɔːrɪə/

   noun

   • 1. an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory: "the celebrated aporia whereby a Cretan declares all Cretans to be liars"
   • ▪ the expression of doubt.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, from aporos ‘impassable’, from a- ‘without’ + poros ‘passage’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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