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MORON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Moron" is a part of...):
Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person of subnormal intelligence
Synonyms:
changeling; cretin; half-wit; idiot; imbecile; moron; retard
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moron" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moron"):
mongoloid (a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive))
Derivation:
moronic (having a mental age of between eight and twelve years)