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impossibility

Pronunciation: /ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/

The English word “impossibility” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Something that is impossible.
  2. The quality of being impossible.
  3. The state of being unable to do something.

Etymology

From Middle French impossibilité, from Latin impossibilitās. By surface analysis, im- + possibility and impossible + -ity.

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