In figurative or allusive uses. snakes in Iceland: used allusively (see quot. 1758) of something posited only to be dismissed as non-existent.
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > something posited or dismissed as non-existent (1) snakes in Iceland1791 In figurative or allusive uses. snakes in Iceland: used allusively (see quot. 1758) of something posited only to be dismissed as non-existent. |
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