Definition of Impossibilities

1. Noun. (plural of impossibility) ¹

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Definition of Impossibilities

1. impossibility [n] - See also: impossibility

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impossibilities

importuous
imposable
impose
imposed
imposer
imposers
imposes
imposing
imposingly
imposingness
imposition
impositions
impossibilism
impossibilities
impossibility
impossible
impossible action
impossible dream
impossibleness
impossibles
impossibly
impost
imposted
imposter
imposters
imposthumate
imposthumation
imposthumations

Literary usage of Impossibilities

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Commentary on the Interpretation of Statutes by Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, Gustav Adolf Endlich (1888)
"Impossibilities in the Nature of Tilings. § 442. Impossibilities arising from Acts of Parties. § 443. Impossibilities upon which Jurisdiction is Conditioned ..."

2. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"... That this story belongs less to the region of history impossibilities of the possibilities it contains. The distance between Rome and the hill ..."

3. The Elements of Specification Writing: A Text-book for Students in Civil by Richard Shelton Kirby (1921)
".Impossibilities. — Do not attempt the requiring of impossibilities. It is essential that the Engineer appreciate the limitations of the material he expects ..."

4. The Elements of Specification Writing: A Text-book for Students in Civil by Richard Shelton Kirby (1921)
"... may be able to furnish a better article. Word the specifications so as not to deprive the Contractor of some option in the matter. 65. Impossibilities. ..."

5. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"A SONG OF Impossibilities LADY, I loved you all last year, How honestly and well— Alas! would weary you to hear, And torture me to tell; I raved beneath the ..."

6. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 by Thomas Ford, James Shields (1854)
"... to censure government for not performing impossibilities—Popular notions of martial law—Like master like man— Anarchy and despotism—Liberty and slavery. ..."

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