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imbeciles

The correct spelling is imbeciles.

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noun

Say it like: Imb-esi-les

The correct spelling is imbeciles. A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the m…

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noun

  1. 1.A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.
  2. 2.A fool, an idiot.

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