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Dunce - English meaning

Dunce – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.

Usage examples:

He was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school
noun

A person who is slow to learn or stupid, especially at school

Dunce translation into English

Dunce: translate from English into Chinese

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笨蛋, 蠢货, 痴子, 糊涂人

Dunce: translate from English into Dutch

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Domkop, Ezel

Dunce: translate from English into French

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Cancre

Dunce: translate from English into German

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Dunce, Niete, Analphabet

Dunce: translate from English into Hindi

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कुंद, मूर्ख, बौड़म, बुद्धू, बेवक़ूफ़ आदमी

Dunce: translate from English into Italian

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Asino, Somaro, Ignorante, Zuccone, Tonto

Dunce: translate from English into Korean

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열등생, 무지렁이

Dunce: translate from English into Russian

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Болван, Тупица, Раздолбай, Глупец, Долбоеб, Неуспевающий ученик

Dunce: translate from English into Spanish

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Burro, Zopenco, Bobo, Loco

Word origin

early 16th century: originally an epithet for a follower of John Duns Scotus (see Duns Scotus, John), whose followers were ridiculed by 16th-century humanists and reformers as enemies of lear

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