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ignotum per ignotius

ignotum per ignotius phrase: an attempt to explain something obscure in terms of something else which is even more obscure.

Phrase

ignotum per ignotius

  1. An attempt to explain something obscure in terms of something else which is even more obscure.
  2. A type of fallacious argument in which one attempts to prove something unknown by relying upon an assumption that is also unknown.

Synonyms of ignotum per ignotius

Origin of ignotum per ignotius

From Latin ignōtum per ignōtius, “[to explain] the unknown by the more unknown”.

Questions about ignotum per ignotius

What does ignotum per ignotius mean?
Ignotum per ignotius means an attempt to explain something obscure in terms of something else which is even more obscure.
What part of speech is ignotum per ignotius?
Ignotum per ignotius is a phrase.

Words near ignotum per ignotius in the dictionary

  1. ignosticism
  2. ignostics
  3. ignote
  4. ignotes
  5. ignotum
  6. ignotum per ignotius
  7. Ignotum tomato
  8. IGNs
  9. IGO
  10. Igoe
  11. Igoes

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