ignoramus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪməs

[edit] Etymology 1

After the lawyer Ignoramus, the titular character in the 1615 play by Georges Ruggle; from Latin ignōrāmus (“‘we do not know’”).

[edit] Noun

ignoramus (plural ignoramuses or ignorami)

1. A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:ignoramus

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[edit] Etymology 2

Directly from Latin ignōrāmus (“‘we do not know’”).

[edit] Noun

ignoramus (plural ignorami)

1. (law, dated) A grand jury's ruling on an indictment when the evidence is determined to be insufficient to send the case to trial.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

īgnōrāmus

1. first-person plural present active indicative of īgnōrō.