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Ignoramus — Ig no*ra mus, n. [L., we are ignorant. See {Ignore}.] 1. (Law) 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ignoramus — [ig΄nə rā′məs, ig΄nəram′əs] n. pl. ignoramuses [< the name of a lawyer in Geo. Ruggle s play Ignoramus (1615); L, lit., we take no notice (a legal term formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury that finds it to be not a true… … English World dictionary
ignoramus — ig·no·ra·mus /ˌig nə rā məs/ n: no bill at bill 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
ignoramus — meaning ‘an ignorant person’, has the plural form ignoramuses. It was originally a law term from the Latin word meaning ‘we do not know’, and the ending has nothing to do with Latin nouns in us … Modern English usage
ignoramus — ► NOUN (pl. ignoramuses) ▪ an ignorant or stupid person. ORIGIN originally a formula uttered by a grand jury about an indictment considered to be backed by insufficient evidence to bring before a petty jury: from Latin, we do not know (in legal… … English terms dictionary
Ignoramus — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ignoramus >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ignoramus ignoramus dunce Sgm: N 1 wooden spoon wooden spoon Sgm: N 1 no scholar no scholar GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 sciolist sciolist smatterer dabbler … English dictionary for students
ignoramus — This has had the meaning of an ignorant person since the early seventeenth century, when a play by Ruggles, written to expose the ignorance and arrogance of lawyers, was first performed. Ignoramus, the title of the play, was also the name of… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
ignoramus — noun (plural muses; also ignorami) Etymology: Ignoramus, ignorant lawyer in Ignoramus (1615), play by George Ruggle, from Latin, literally, we are ignorant of Date: circa 1616 an utterly ignorant person ; dunce … New Collegiate Dictionary
ignoramus — /ig neuh ray meuhs, ram euhs/, n., pl. ignoramuses. an extremely ignorant person. [1570 80; < L ignoramus we ignore (1st pers. pl. pres. indic. of ignorare to be ignorant of, IGNORE); hence name of an ignorant lawyer in the play Ignoramus (1615)… … Universalium
ignoramus — UK [ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs] / US noun [countable] Word forms ignoramus : singular ignoramus plural ignoramuses old fashioned someone who does not know very much … English dictionary
