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- pronunciation:
- gor
di
 n
nat
- phrases:
- cut the Gordian knot
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in Greek legend, a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great, after an oracle had said it could be untied only by the next ruler of Asia.
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| definition 2: |
a very difficult problem or impasse.
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| related words: |
labyrinth |
| phrase: |
cut the Gordian knot |
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