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Bhartrhari's paradox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The linguistic paradox that, if there are unnameable things, their existence cannot be indicated without naming them in some way.

Word forms

Bhartrhari's paradox

Etymology

Attributed to Bhartṛhari, an Indian grammarian of the 5th century.

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