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iˈdjɔta

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Translation

idiot

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Word origin

From Latin idiota, from Greek idiotes ('private person, layman').

Origin
Greek
Root
idiotes
English cognates
idiot, idiom

Grammar

Gendercommon
Pluralidioti

Examples

'.

Don't be an idiot.

' .

That idiot took the wrong road again.

.

They treated us like idiots.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 4: Words 431-440.