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ignorance
[
ig
-ner-
uh
ns
]
Origin
ig·no·rance
/
ˈɪg
nər
əns
/
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[
ig
-ner-
uh
ns
]
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noun
the state or fact of being
ignorant
;
lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
<
Latin
ignōrantia.
See
ignore
,
-ance
Related forms
self-ig·no·rance,
noun
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ignorance
(ˈɪɡnərəns)
—
n
lack of knowledge, information, or education; the state of being ignorant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
ignorance
early 13c., from Fr. ignorance (12c.), from L. ignorantia (see
ignorant
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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