ignotum per ignotius

/ Latin (ɪɡˈnəʊtʊm pər ɪɡˈnəʊtɪʊs) /

noun

an explanation that is obscurer than the thing to be explained

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Word Origin for ignotum per ignotius

literally: the unknown by means of the more unknown

Words nearby ignotum per ignotius

ignorance, ignorance is bliss, ignorant, ignoratio elenchi, ignore, ignotum per ignotius, igorot, igraine, iguana, iguanid, iguanodon

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