Etymology

ignorance

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Today it means: The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information. Full definition →

Middle English ignoraunce ← Old French ignorance ← Latin ignōrantia
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  1. Latin · derived fromignōrantia
  2. Old French · derived fromignorance
  3. Middle English · inherited fromignoraunce
  4. English todayignorance

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.

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