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Trilemma   Listen
noun
Trilemma  n.  
1.
(Logic) A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See Dilemma.
2.
A state of things in which it is difficult to determine which one of three courses to pursue.





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"Trilemma" Quotes from Famous Books



... voice of the churches that our appeal might be simplified, we gave up the proceeds of invested funds that in large part sustained that work; while in receiving from the American Board its Indian missions, there was placed just so much additional demand upon our treasury. Our inevitable outlook was a trilemma—either enlarged receipts, or retrenchment, ...
— The American Missionary — Volume 38, No. 06, June, 1884 • Various


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