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–noun
pretended ignorance in discussion.
Origin:
1870–75
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Socratic irony
n. Profession of ignorance and of willingness to learn as one interrogates another on the meaning of a term.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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