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    ignoramus
    /ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs/

    noun

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

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  3. Ignoramus is a noun that means an utterly ignorant person or a dunce. It comes from a Latin phrase that means "we do not know" and was used in a play by George Ruggle in 1615.

  4. Ignoramus is a noun that means a person who knows nothing. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see synonyms and translations in different languages.

  5. Ignoramus is a formal word for an ignorant or stupid person. It comes from the name of a lawyer in a 17th-century play by G. Ruggle. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

  6. Ignoramus is a noun that means an extremely ignorant person. It comes from Latin and was used in a play by G. Ruggle in 1615. See synonyms, word history, and example sentences.

  7. Calling someone an ignoramus is an insult — it's a colorful way to comment on a person's ignorance or stupidity. The word comes right from the Latin ignoramus, literally "we do not know," which was a legal term in the 16th century that could be used during a trial when the prosecution presented insufficient evidence. After George Ruggle's ...

  8. Jun 2, 2024 · ignoramus is a noun meaning a totally ignorant person or a verb meaning to rule against an indictment in law. It comes from Latin ignōrāmus, the first-person plural of ignorō, meaning "I do not know".

  9. n, pl -muses. an ignorant person; fool. [C16: from legal Latin, literally: we have no knowledge of, from Latin ignōrāre to be ignorant of; see ignore; modern usage originated from the use of Ignoramus as the name of an unlettered lawyer in a play by G. Ruggle, 17th-century English dramatist]

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