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polylemma

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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 trilemma Hobson's choice , and Buridan's ass

USAGE: "Today's 'medical consumers' are confronted not by a mere dilemma but by a polylemma: a vast number of possibilities, each with advantages and assurances, disadvantages, and dangers."

Morton Hunt; A Common-Sense Guide to Health Insurance; The New York Times; May 3, 1987.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A sound mind in a sound body, is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. -John Locke, philosopher (1632-1704)





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