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MORON
Moron
(noun) a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard
(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Moron
A commune in southwestern Haiti.
Anagrams
• Monro, normo-
Etymology
Noun
moron (plural morons)
(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
(dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
Synonym: feeble-minded
Usage notes
The current medical term for having an IQ between 50 and 70 is “mild intellectual disability”.
Synonyms
• Thesaurus:fool
• Thesaurus:idiot
Anagrams
• Monro, normo-
Source: Wiktionary
Mo"ron, n. (Pedagogy)
Definition: A person whose intellectual development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no further development.
Mo*ron", n.; Sp. pl. Morones (#). [Sp.]
Definition: An inferior olive size having a woody pulp and a large clingstone pit, growing in the mountainous and high-valley districts around the city of Moron, in Spain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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