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mo·ron ( P ) Pronunciation Key (môrn, mr-)
n.
A stupid person; a dolt.
Psychology. A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
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[From Greek mron, neuter of mros, stupid, foolish.]
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mo·ronic (m-rnk, mô-) adj.
mo·roni·cal·ly adv.
moronism or mo·roni·ty (m-rn-t, mô-) n.
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