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   Ig·no·ra·mus

   /ˌiɡnəˈrāməs/

   

   noun

   • 1. an ignorant or stupid person: "assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as the indorsement made by a grand jury on an indictment considered backed by insufficient evidence to bring before a petty jury): Latin, literally ‘we do not know’ (in legal use ‘we take no notice of it’), from ignorare (see ignore). The modern sense may derive from the name of a character in George Ruggle's Ignoramus (1615), a satirical comedy exposing lawyers' ignorance.

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   The meaning of IGNORAMUS is an utterly ignorant person : dunce. How to use ignoramus in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Ignoramus definition: an extremely ignorant person.. See examples of IGNORAMUS used in a sentence.

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   IGNORAMUS definition: 1. a person who knows nothing: 2. a person who knows nothing: . Learn more.

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   An ignorant person; fool.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   ignoramus: 1 n an ignorant person Synonyms: know nothing , uneducated person Types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... aliterate , aliterate person a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources illiterate , illiterate person , nonreader a person unable to read analphabet , analphabetic an illiterate person ...

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   Definition of ignoramus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Jul 10, 2024 · ignoramus (plural ignoramuses or ignorami) A totally ignorant person— unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: ignoramus. 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN: “I am sorry to say your History teacher is an ignoramus!

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   The earliest known use of the noun ignoramus is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for ignoramus is from 1583, in Sir T. Smith's De Republica Anglorum. ignoramus is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ignōrāmus, ignōrāre. See etymology.

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    Define ignoramus. ignoramus synonyms, ignoramus pronunciation, ignoramus translation, English dictionary definition of ignoramus. n. pl. ig·no·ra·mus·es An ignorant person.

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