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Word: Ignoramus
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (as the endorsement made by a grand jury on an indictment considered backed by insufficient evidence to bring before a petty jury): Latin, literally ‘we do not know’ (in legal use ‘we take no notice of it’), from ignorare (see ignore). The modern sense may derive from the name of a character in George Ruggle's Ignoramus (1615), a satirical comedy exposing lawyers' ignorance
ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs
an ignorant or stupid person
Short Definition:ignorant or stupid person
Examples:- assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him
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