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Definition of Ignoramus
1. Noun. An ignorant person.
Exact synonyms: Know Nothing, Uneducated Person
Generic synonyms: Unskilled Person
Specialized synonyms: Aliterate, Aliterate Person, Illiterate, Illiterate Person, Nonreader
Generic synonyms: Unskilled Person
Specialized synonyms: Aliterate, Aliterate Person, Illiterate, Illiterate Person, Nonreader
Definition of Ignoramus
1. n. We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is, "No bill," "No true bill," or "Not found," though in some jurisdictions "Ignored" is still used.
Definition of Ignoramus
1. Noun. A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool. ¹
2. Noun. (legal dated) A grand jury's ruling on an indictment when the evidence is determined to be insufficient to send the case to trial. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ignoramus
1. an utterly ignorant person [n -MUSES or -MI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ignoramus
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