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dunces

dunces is the plural of dunce.

Meaning of dunce

Noun

dunce (plural dunces)

  1. An unintelligent person.
    • When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.c. 1713, Jonathan Swift, “Thoughts on Various Subjects”, in The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, volume 5

Questions about dunces

What is dunces the plural of?
Dunces is the plural of dunce.

Words near dunces in the dictionary

  1. dunceish
  2. duncelike
  3. duncely
  4. dunceries
  5. duncery
  6. dunces
  7. duncey
  8. dunch
  9. dunched
  10. duncher
  11. dunchers

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