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ab•surd



Pronunciation: (ab-sûrd', -zûrd'), [key]
adj.
utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.

n.
the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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