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ignoramus
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ig·no·ra·mus  (gn-rms)
n. pl. ig·no·ra·mus·es
An ignorant person.

[From New Latin ignrmus, a grand jury's endorsement upon a bill of indictment when evidence is deemed insufficient to send the case to a trial jury, from Latin, we do not know, first person pl. present tense of ignrre, to be ignorant; see ignore.]

ignoramus
Noun
pl -muses an ignorant person [Latin, literally: we have no knowledge of]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ignoramusignoramus - an ignorant person                  
unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training
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
Translations
ignoramus [ɪgnəˈreɪməs] nignorante m/f; inculto/a
ignoramus [ɪgnəˈreɪməs] npersonne f ignare
ignoramus [ɪgnəˈreɪməs] nIgnorant(in) m(f)
ignoramus [ɪgnəˈreɪməs] nignorante m/f


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