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Gordian Knot

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Noun

1. gordian knot

any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms

2. gordian knot

an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gordian Knot

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noun
1. 
(in Greek legend) a complicated knot, tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, that Alexander the Great cut with a sword
2. 
a complicated and intricate problem (esp in the phrase cut the Gordian knot)

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Gordian Knot

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1.  Greek Legend
a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which an oracle reveals will be undone only by the future master of Asia: Alexander the Great, failing to untie it, cuts the knot with his sword
2. 
any perplexing problem

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gordian Knot

see synonyms of gordian knot
n.
1. An exceedingly complicated problem or deadlock.
2. An intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it would be the next ruler of Asia.

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