- ignotum per ignotius
- foreign term Etymology: Latin (explaining) the unknown by means of the more unknown
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ignotum per ignotius
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ignotum per ignotius — /ig nōˈtəm pûr ig nōˈshyəs, shəs or ig nōˈtŭm per ig nōˈti ŭs/ (Latin) The unknown by means of the even less known, ie an explanation that is more complex and obscure than the thing to be explained … Useful english dictionary
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