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Word: Dunce
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: originally an epithet for a follower of John Duns Scotus (see Duns Scotus, John), whose followers were ridiculed by 16th-century humanists and reformers as enemies of learning
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʌns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person
Short Definition:person who is slow at learning
Examples:- he was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school
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