moron
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noun
- a retarded person mentally equal to a child between eight and twelve years old: an obsolescent term
- a very foolish or stupid person
See moron in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(môrˈŏnˌ, mōrˈ-)
noun- A stupid person; a dolt.
- Psychology A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
Related Forms:
- mo·ronˈic (mə-rŏnˈĭk, mô-) adjective
- moˈronˌism, mo·ronˈi·ty (mə-rŏnˈĭ-tē, mô-) noun
(mō-rōnˈ)
A city of eastern Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires. Population: 309,000.
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