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Webster 1913 Edition
Aporia
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A-po′ri-a
,Noun.
pl.
Aporias
. [L., doubt, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] without passage, at a loss;
ἀ
priv. + [GREEK] passage.] (Rhet.)
A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aporia
APO'RIA
,Noun.
1.
In rhetoric, a doubting or being at a loss where to begin, or what to say, on account of the variety of matter.2.
In the medical art, febrile anxiety; uneasiness; restlessness, from obstructed perspiration, or the stoppage of any natural secretion.