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aporesis

aporesis noun: knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom.

Noun

aporesis (uncountable)

  1. Knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom.

Origin of aporesis

From Ancient Greek ἀπόρησις (apórēsis) synonym of ἀπορία (aporía) and of the same root.

Questions about aporesis

What does aporesis mean?
Aporesis means knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom.
What part of speech is aporesis?
Aporesis is a noun.

Words near aporesis in the dictionary

  1. aporematically
  2. aporeme
  3. aporemes
  4. aporepressor
  5. aporepressors
  6. aporesis
  7. aporetic
  8. aporetical
  9. aporetically
  10. aporhynchous
  11. aporia

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