opsimathy

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opsimathy

Rare.
1. a late education.
2. the process of acquiring education late in life.

See also: Learning

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OPSIMATHY A Joke in poor taste B All-knowing statement C Learning late in life who am I?

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Borges is at his best in his miniature essays, where his opsimathy and lack of an education come across as fresh as paint from a wet swipe of the brush.

A form of incomprehension: the curious phenomenon of Borges

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