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| ab·surd [ əb súrd, əb zúrd ] |
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1. ludicrous: ridiculous because of being irrational, incongruous, or illogical
  an absurd notion
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2. philosophy meaningless: lacking any meaning that would give purpose to life
the notion that existence is absurd
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noun |
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meaninglessness: the condition of living in a meaningless universe where life has no purpose, especially as a concept in some 20th-century philosophical movements.
See also Theater of the Absurd
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin absurdus "inharmonious," literally "away from the (right) sound"] |
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| ab·surd·ly adverb |
| ab·surd·ness noun |
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