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Definition of: idiot
(id′ē·ət) noun
1. A human being conspicuously deficient in mental powers and in the capacity for self–protection.
2. Psychiatry A person exhibiting the lowest grade of mental development.
3. A foolish fellow; a simpleton. [<OF idiot <L idiota <Gk. idiōtēs private person <idios one's own]
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