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ignotum per ignotius

Syllabification: (ig·no·tum per ig·no·tius)
Pronunciation: /igˈnōtəm pər igˈnōSHəs/

Definition of ignotum per ignotius

noun

  • the action of offering an explanation that is harder to understand than the thing it is meant to explain.

Origin:

late Latin, literally 'the unknown through the more unknown'

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