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quadrilemma

quadrilemma noun: a circumstance in which a choice must be made between four undesirable options.

Noun

quadrilemma (plural quadrilemmas)

  1. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between four undesirable options.

Forms of quadrilemma

pluralquadrilemmas

Origin of quadrilemma

Compare dilemma, trilemma, and see quadri- (“four”).

Words that rhyme with quadrilemma

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Questions about quadrilemma

What does quadrilemma mean?
Quadrilemma means a circumstance in which a choice must be made between four undesirable options.
What part of speech is quadrilemma?
Quadrilemma is a noun.
What is the plural of quadrilemma?
The plural of quadrilemma is quadrilemmas.

Words near quadrilemma in the dictionary

  1. quadrilateralness
  2. quadrilaterals
  3. quadrilateration
  4. quadrilaters
  5. quadrileaflet
  6. quadrilemma
  7. quadrilemmas
  8. quadrilinear
  9. quadrilinearities
  10. quadrilinearity
  11. quadrilinearly

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