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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APORIA

From Greek, literally: a state of being at a loss.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APORIA

aporia  [əˈpɔːrɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APORIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aporia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APORIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aporia

Aporia denotes in philosophy a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement and in rhetoric a rhetorically useful expression of doubt.

Definition of aporia in the English dictionary

The definition of aporia in the dictionary is a doubt, real or professed, about what to do or say. Other definition of aporia is puzzlement occasioned by the raising of philosophical objections without any proffered solutions, esp in the works of Socrates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APORIA


archesporia
ˌɑːkɪˈspɔːrɪə
Astoria
əˈstɔːrɪə
auditoria
ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪə
coria
ˈkɔːrɪə
dysphoria
dɪsˈfɔːrɪə
emporia
emˈpɔːrɪə
euphoria
juːˈfɔːrɪə
gloria
ˈɡlɔːrɪə
Isauria
aɪˈsɔːrɪə
moratoria
ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪə
moria
ˈmɔːrɪə
natatoria
ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪə
noria
ˈnɔːrɪə
Peoria
piːˈɔːrɪə
phantasmagoria
ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːrɪə
Pretoria
prɪˈtɔːrɪə
sanatoria
ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪə
sensoria
sɛnˈsɔːrɪə
thoria
ˈθɔːrɪə
victoria
vɪkˈtɔːrɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APORIA

apoplast
apoplectic
apoplectical
apoplectically
apoplex
apoplexy
apoprotein
apoptosis
apoptotic
aporetic
aport
aposematic
aposematically
aposiopeses
aposiopesis
aposiopetic
apositia
apositic
aposporic
aposporous

WORDS THAT END LIKE APORIA

anticlinoria
appressoria
ciboria
Ciudad Victoria
gender dysphoria
haustoria
infusoria
Lake Victoria
lampadephoria
Littoria
Mount Victoria
peloria
scoria
scriptoria
signoria
sudatoria
trattoria
triforia
Vitoria
vomitoria

Synonyms and antonyms of aporia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aporia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APORIA

Find out the translation of aporia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aporia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aporia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

aporia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aporía
570 millions of speakers

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aporia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aporia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

aporia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

апория
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aporia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

aporia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aporie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aporia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aporie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アポリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

aporia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aporia
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Aporia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aporia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Aporia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aporia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aporia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aporia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Апория
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aporie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

απορία
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

aporia
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

aporia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Aporia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aporia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APORIA»

The term «aporia» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APORIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aporia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aporia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aporia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APORIA»

Discover the use of aporia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aporia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mystics: Presence and Aporia
For anyone interested in the state of current thinking about mysticism, this collection will be an essential touchstone.
Michael Kessler, Christian Sheppard, 2003
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Metaphysical Aporia and Philosophical Heresy
Ross (philosophy, SUNY Binghamton) attempts to rethink metaphysical traditions in terms of continental and pragmatist critiques, viewing the major work in the tradition as heretical. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Stephen David Ross, 1989
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Subject as aporia in early modern art
Keith Moxey, Barnard College and Columbia University, USA. The studies in this volume focus on works of art that generate bafflement, and that make that difficulty of reading part of their rhetorical structure.
Alexander Nagel, Lorenzo Pericolo, 2010
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Divine Aporia: Postmodern Conversations about the Other
The essays in this book bring together postmodern theory, philosophy, psychoanalysis, anthropology, literature, cultural studies, and women's studies to show how a persistent and classical theme in western theological studies (the alterity ...
John Charles Hawley, 2000
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The Aporia of Inner Sense: The Self-Knowledge of Reason and ...
This work identifies Kant s doctrine of inner sense as a central element within the architectonic of pure reason of the first Critique, exposes its variant construals, and considers the implications of its problematicity for Kant s ...
Garth Green, 2011
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The Aporia of Recollection: From Lessing to Hegel, and Beyond
From Lessing to Hegel, and Beyond Peter Alexander Gilgen. THE APORIA OF RECOLLECTION: FROM LESSING TO HEGEL, AND BEYOND A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN STUDIES AND THE ...
Peter Alexander Gilgen, 1999
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Aporia-triggered Knowledge Construction: The Use of ...
This study stems from an examination of writing samples generated by the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH)---a multi-year longitudinal study that employs a teaching methodology meant to investigate the impact of connecting science learning ...
Ryan Robert Kelly, 2008
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Aporia
Poetry with images of the life of Jesus - called Issa. The poet traces the life of Jesua in the Lost Years, and His travels in India and Tibet. The poems follow the Lord in his return to the Holy Land.
William Joseph Tickhill, 2011
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Quixotic Contradiction: Aporia and Cervantes' "Don Quijote".
This project investigates the field of Cervantes studies, most specifically with a focus on Don Quijote, through the supposition that due to the aporetic nature of the text it is problematic to propose a unified reading of it.
Stephen Hessel, 2009
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Derrida and the Political
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Richard Beardsworth, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APORIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aporia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Referendum and democracy: putting the demos on stage-COSTAS …
... this typical aporia (lack of passage) towards a more manageable question: Do the people back the government's rejection of the worst effects ... «JK Alternative Viewpoint, Jun 15»
2
Music listings, June 25-July 2: Writers bring music projects to Barmel
Aporia: Jazz, 8 p.m., Pierce Ranch Vineyards, 499 Wave St., Monterey. $8. 21+. 372-8900, piercevineyards.com. BTA: Soul, funk, 9 p.m., Casa ... «Monterey County Herald, Jun 15»
3
Entrepreneurial Marian Central Catholic student in Woodstock …
He started his own forum called Game 'Til Insane at age 13, then interned as a designer with Anthony Scalzi of Connecticut-based Aporia ... «Northwest Herald, Jun 15»
4
Looking Away book review: Charity's paradox
And I am also not sure how he intends to resolve the so-called Derridian aporia that unconditional or absolute forgiving must involve the ... «Financial Express, Jun 15»
5
Apple Axed Sonos-Like Beats Speaker
The reason behind this aporia is that Apple's home-audio scheme is in total disarray. At least for now it is under construction. Apple purchased ... «I4U News, Jun 15»
6
Great Job! Announce All Ages Festival
Alpaca Dawn, Aporia, Carb on Carb, Career Girls, Caroles, Cheats (pictured above), Disasteradio, Eyeliner, Gains, god bows to math, ... «Undertheradar, May 15»
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Film Classics 101: Hiroshima Mon Amour
Repetition, aporia, the use of short, poetic sentences -- all combine to produce a uniquely lyrical if modernist style. Even intonation plays a key ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
8
Tin drummer as poet
And when this connection is crafted by his lyrical power, we receive specific images depicting the aporia of the human condition. Kolkata ... «Times of India, May 15»
9
Art Miami New York Announces Special Exhibitions
Left: Aziz + Cucher, Aporia #7, 2012, C-print mounted on board with wooden frame,28 1/2" x 28 1/2 " Exhibition print from an edition of 5 + A/P. «Broadway World, May 15»
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Should politicians leave the wealthy alone?
Aporia. Great idea, publishing a list of super-tax-payers. But Fraser says no-one would ever publish it. Why don't you do it at the Speccie? «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»

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