dĭlemma — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

dĭlemma, ătis, n. (δίλημμα), a double proposition, a dilemma; in logic, an argument in which an adversary is pinned between two difficulties, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 675, and 10, 449.

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dĭlemma

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dĭlemma

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dilemma

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dĭlemma, ătis, n. (δίλημμα), a double proposition, a dilemma; in logic, an argument in which an adversary is pinned between two difficulties, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 675, and 10, 449.

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13993

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n13979

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dilemma

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