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Definition of: nescience
(nesh′əns, -ē·əns) noun
The state of not knowing; ignorance, especially that due either to the nature of the human mind or of external things. [<LL nescientia ignorance <ne- not + scire know]
—nes′cient adjective & noun
—nes′cient·ist noun
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