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Ignoramus 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.

Ignoramus n. : A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce.

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ignoramus from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Etymology: Ignoramus, ignorant lawyer in Ignoramus (1615), play by George Ruggle, from Latin, literally, we are ignorant of. Date: circa 1616 : ... 

synonyms
  (noun) know nothing
  (noun) uneducated person
  (noun) unskilled person


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