DUNCE


Meaning of DUNCE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' d ə n(t)s

Function: noun

Etymology: John Duns Scotus, whose once accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th century

Date: 1570

: a slow-witted or stupid person

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