"ungenius" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ungeniuses [plural]
Etymology: From un- + genius. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|genius}} un- + genius Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ungenius (countable and uncountable, plural ungeniuses)
  1. (countable) A person who is not a genius. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ungenius-en-noun-CLvu~aHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (uncountable) Lack of genius. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ungenius-en-noun-pMtzR-xF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 42 58

Inflected forms

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