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gordian knot 
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(TTS Sound)Overview of noun gordian_knot
The noun gordian knot has 2 senses
- Gordian knot -- (any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms)
- Gordian knot -- (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)