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A.Word.A.Day--trilemma trilemma (tri-LEM-uh) noun A situation offering three undesirable options. [Blend of tri- + dilemma.] "She said that ... `It's part of a much larger problem which those in the industry call the trilemma of child care -- availability, affordability and quality.'" Stacy Milbouer, Juggling Jobs And Child Care, The Boston Globe, Nov 9, 1997. This week's theme: less-known counterparts of everyday words. X-Bonus What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness. -Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (1828-1910)

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