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Where does “adynaton” come from?

adynaton (English) comes from Late Latin adynaton — impossibility; adynaton.

adynaton (English): A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so...

Definitions

  1. A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so...

Ancestry of “adynaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinadynatonimpossibility; adynaton
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