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dunce (noun)

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  • dunce — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is slow at learning. ORIGIN originally a name for a follower of the 13th century Scottish theologian John Duns Scotus, whose followers were ridiculed by humanists and reformers as enemies of learning …   English terms dictionary

  • dunce's cap — noun a cone shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils • Syn: ↑dunce cap, ↑fool s cap • Hypernyms: ↑hat, ↑chapeau, ↑lid * * * noun see dunce cap * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • dunce cap — noun a cone shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils • Syn: ↑dunce s cap, ↑fool s cap • Hypernyms: ↑hat, ↑chapeau, ↑lid * * * noun or …   Useful english dictionary

  • dunce — noun a person who is slow at learning. Word History Dunce was originally a name for a follower of the 13th century Scottish theologian John Duns Scotus, whose system of theology and philosophy, known as scholasticism, with its emphasis on… …   English new terms dictionary

  • dunce cap — noun a) A conical hat one is forced to wear to indicate he is a dunce. b) The topological space obtained by identifying the sides comprising the boundary of a triangle, two sides with consistent orientation and the third with the …   Wiktionary

  • dunce hat — noun a) A conical hat one is forced to wear to indicate he is a dunce. b) The topological space obtained by identifying the sides comprising the boundary of a triangle, two sides with consistent orientation and the third with the reverse …   Wiktionary

  • dunce's cap — ► NOUN ▪ a paper cone formerly put on the head of a dunce at school as a mark of disgrace …   English terms dictionary

  • dunce cap — noun Date: 1840 a conical cap formerly used as a punishment for slow learners at school called also dunce s cap …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dunce's cap — noun see dunce cap …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dunce — noun Dunce is used before these nouns: ↑cap …   Collocations dictionary

  • dunce — [ dʌns ] noun count OLD FASHIONED 1. ) HUMOROUS a stupid person 2. ) OFFENSIVE someone, especially a child, who has difficulty learning things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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