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dunce
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dunce
(noun)
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dunce
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ˈ
dʌns/
noun
plural
dunces
dunce
/
ˈ
dʌns/
noun
plural
dunces
Learner's definition of DUNCE
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count
]
old-fashioned
:
someone who is stupid or slow at learning things
Don't be a
dunce
.
a
dunce/dunce's cap
[=a tall pointy hat worn in the past by students as a punishment for failing to learn their lessons]
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