ignote

      English

      Etymology

      Latin ignotus; prefix in- not + gnotus, notus, known, past participle of gnocere, nocere, to learn, to know.

      Adjective

      ignote (comparative more ignote, superlative most ignote)

      1. (obsolete) unknown
        • John Aubrey
          I am an ignote fellow and but of little learning.
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      Noun

      ignote (plural ignotes)

      1. (obsolete) One who is unknown.
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      Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.


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      Italian

      Adjective

      ignote f

      1. Feminine plural form of ignoto

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      Latin

      Adjective

      ignōte

      1. vocative masculine singular of ignōtus
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