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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) I like it! Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:36:04

Ab*surd"i*ty (#), n.; pl. Absurdities (#). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]

1.

The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.

"The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number."

Locke.

2.

That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.

His travels were full of absurdities. Johnson.

 

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