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inextricable knot

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  • Inextricable — In*ex tri*ca*ble, a. [L. inextricabilis: cf. F. inextricable. See {In } not, and {Extricate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inextricable — inextricability, inextricableness, n. inextricably, adv. /in ek stri keuh beuhl, in ik strik euh /, adj. 1. from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze. 2. incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved: an… …   Universalium

  • inextricable — in•ex•tri•ca•ble [[t]ɪnˈɛk strɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈstrɪk ə [/t]] adj. 1) from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze[/ex] 2) incapable of being disentangled, undone, or loosed: an inextricable knot[/ex] 3) hopelessly intricate,… …   From formal English to slang

  • inextricable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin inextricabilis, from in + extricabilis extricable Date: 15th century 1. forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free 2. a. incapable… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inextricable — /ˌɪnəksˈtrɪkəbəl/ (say .inuhks trikuhbuhl), /ɪnˈɛkstrəkəbəl/ (say in ekstruhkuhbuhl) adjective 1. from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze. 2. that cannot be disentangled, undone, or loosed, as a tangle, knot, grasp, etc. 3.… …  

  • inextricable — adj. 1 (of a circumstance) that cannot be escaped from. 2 (of a knot, problem, etc.) that cannot be unravelled or solved. 3 intricately confused. Derivatives: inextricability n. inextricably adv. Etymology: ME f. L inextricabilis (as IN (1),… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gordian knot — Gordian Gor di*an, a. 1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. [1913 Webster] {Gordian knot}, an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected the pole of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gordian — Gor di*an, a. 1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. [1913 Webster] {Gordian knot}, an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected the pole of the chariot… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gordias — Nœud gordien Pour les articles homonymes, voir nœud. Alexandre tranchant le nœud gordien par Jean Simon Berthélemy …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Noeud gordien — Nœud gordien Pour les articles homonymes, voir nœud. Alexandre tranchant le nœud gordien par Jean Simon Berthélemy …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Nœud Gordien — Pour les articles homonymes, voir nœud. Alexandre tranchant le nœud gordien par Jean Simon Berthélemy …   Wikipédia en Français

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