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31dilemma — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek dilēmmat , dilēmma, probably back formation from Greek dilēmmatos involving two assumptions, from di + lēmmat , lēmma assumption more at lemma Date: 1523 1. an argument presenting two or more equally… …
32Dilemma (disambiguation) — A dilemma is a double proposition in logics. Dilemma may also refer to: Dilemma (song), by Kelly Rowland and Nelly Dilemma (bivalve), a genus of bivalves Prisoner s dilemma, a type of non zero sum game in which two players may each cooperate with …
33dilemma — di·lèm·ma s.m. 1a. TS filos. argomentazione logica in cui si pongono due alternative che conducono allo stesso risultato Sinonimi: argomento cornuto, dilemma cornuto. 1b. TS filos. sistema di due proposizioni contraddistinte tra cui occorre… …
34dilemma — The simplest form of a dilemma is an argument of the form: ‘If p then q, if not p then q, so in any event q .’ More complex forms were traditionally distinguished. A constructive dilemma is of the form: ‘If p then r, if q then r, but either p or… …
35dilemma — n. 1) to resolve a dilemma 2) in a dilemma 3) (misc.) on the horns of a dilemma * * * [d(a)ɪ lemə] (misc.) on the horns of a dilemma in a dilemma to resolve a dilemma …
36dilemma — di|lem|ma [dıˈlemə, daı ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: double statement , from lemma statement ] a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad ▪ a moral dilemma in …
37dilemma — noun a discussion with a colleague resolved her dilemma Syn: quandary, predicament, Catch 22, vicious circle, plight, mess, muddle; difficulty, problem, trouble, perplexity, confusion, conflict; informal no win situation, fix, tight spot, tight… …
38dilemma */*/ — UK [dɪˈlemə] / US / US [daɪˈlemə] noun [countable] Word forms dilemma : singular dilemma plural dilemmas a situation in which you have to make a difficult decision moral/ethical/political dilemmas in a dilemma (over something): I m in a dilemma… …
39dilemma — dilemmatic /dil euh mat ik/, dilemmatical, dilemmic, adj. dilemmatically, adv. /di lem euh/, n. 1. a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives. 2. any difficult or perplexing situation or problem. 3. Logic. a form of… …
40dilemma — di|lem|ma [ dı lemə, daı lemə ] noun count ** a situation in which you have to make a difficult decision: PREDICAMENT, QUANDARY: moral/ethical/political dilemmas in a dilemma (over something): I m in a dilemma over whether to tell him or not.… …