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idiot definition

idi·ot (id′ē ət)

noun

  1. Obsolete a retarded person mentally equal or inferior to a child two years old
  2. a very foolish or stupid person

Etymology: ME idiote < OFr < L idiota, ignorant and common person < Gr idiōtēs, layman, ignorant person < idios, one's own, peculiar: see idio-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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