"quadratura del cerchio" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Italian]

Forms: quadrature del cerchio [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “squaring of the circle”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|squaring of the circle}} “squaring of the circle”, {{lit|squaring of the circle}} Literally, “squaring of the circle” Head templates: {{it-noun|m|quadrature del cerchio}} quadratura del cerchio m (plural quadrature del cerchio)
  1. (idiomatic) squaring the circle Tags: idiomatic, masculine
    Sense id: en-quadratura_del_cerchio-it-noun-u7JCyJzH Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with irregular gender

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          "ref": "2020, Barack Obama, chapter 24, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri",
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