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trilemma
tri·lem·ma T5392950 (trī-lĕm′ə)n. A situation that requires a choice among three options that are or seem equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive. [tri- + (di)lemma.]trilemma (traɪˈlɛmə) n1. a quandary posed by three alternative courses of action2. (Logic) an argument one of the premises of which is the disjunction of three statements from each of which the same conclusion is derived[C17: formed on the model of dilemma, from tri- + Greek lēmma assumption]Translations |