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   Im·pos·si·bil·i·ty

   /ˌimˌpäsəˈbilədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or fact of being impossible: "the impossibility of walking anywhere in this jungle"
   • ▪ an impossible thing or situation: "they believe that a world at peace is an impossibility"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French impossibilite or Latin impossibilitas, from impossibilis, from in- ‘not’ + possibilis (see possible).

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