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MORON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Moron" is a part of...):

Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person of subnormal intelligence

Synonyms:

changeling; cretin; half-wit; idiot; imbecile; moron; retard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("moron" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moron"):

mongoloid (a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive))

Derivation:

moronic (having a mental age of between eight and twelve years)

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