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Definition of impossibility noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

impossibility

noun
 
/ɪmˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/
 
/ɪmˌpɑːsəˈbɪləti/
(plural impossibilities)
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  1. [uncountable] impossibility (of something/of doing something) the fact of not being possible
    • the sheer impossibility of providing enough food for everyone
    opposite possibility (1)
  2. [countable, usually singular] something that is not possible
    • a virtual impossibility
    • a physical impossibility
    opposite possibility (2)
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