Gordian knot
noun
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Sense 1 noun
any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
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- problem hypernym
Sense 2 noun
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
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- knot hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | problem |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | knot |