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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   An impossibility

   “Late 14th century: “Madame,” quod he, “this were an impossible!” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales”

2. Meaning 2 · adjective

   Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

   “It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.”

3. Meaning 3 · adjective

   (of a person) Very difficult to deal with.

   “You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!”

4. Meaning 4 · adjective

   Imaginary

   “impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers”

How this word is used

• Everyday “Late 14th century: “Madame,” quod he, “this were an impossible!” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales”
• Everyday “It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.”
• General “You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!”
• General “impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers”

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