{"era":"current","word":"dilemma","meaning":"a choice between two difficult alternatives","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"dilemma","meaning":"a double proposition or argument with two horns","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"δίλημμα","meaning":"double proposition; dilemma","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"di- + lemma","meaning":"\"two\" + \"premise/proposition\"","children":[],"language":"Greek"}],"language":"Greek"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Modern English"}