heptalemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A figure that gives an exhaustive enumeration of seven possibilities in a specified situation.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɛptəˈlɛmə/

Word forms

heptalemma

Etymology

English hepta- (“seven”) + Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmmă, “premise, assumption”), as in dilemma, trilemma, tetralemma, etc.

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