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dunces Definition


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dunce
noun
    dunces
    1. A stupid person; a slow learner.
      Thesaurus: ignoramus, nincompoop, ass, dolt, half-wit, loon, simpleton, moron, numskull, blockhead, dullard, dimwit, bonehead (slang); Antonym: intellectual.
Etymology: 16c: from the Dunses, followers of the 13c philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus, who in the 16c were opposed to the new classical studies.



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