| adynaton | |
| a-dyn'-a-ton | from
Gk. a, "without" and dynasthai, "to be able" (="powerless") |
| Also adynata | |
| impossibilia | |
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A declaration of impossibility, usually in terms of an exaggerated comparison. Sometimes, the expression of the impossibility of expression. | |
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| I will sooner
have a beard grow in the palm of my hand than he shall get one of his
cheek , —Shakespeare 2 Henry IV 1.2.20-22
I cannot speak enough of this content It stops me here; it is too much of joy. —Shakespeare, Othello 2.1.196-97 |
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