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obscurum per obscurius

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/ əbˈskjʊərəm pɜːr əbˈskjʊərɪəs /

noun

  1. another term for ignotum per ignotius

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Etymology

Origin of obscurum per obscurius

Latin: the obscure by the more obscure

Example Sentences

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All attempts to illustrate the history of the Angles of Germany by means of that of the nations mentioned in conjunction with them by Tacitus, is obscurum per obscurius.

From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

The result would be obscurum per obscurius, a remedy worse than the disease.

From Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) by Holland, Thomas Erskine, Sir

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