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Originally appearing in Volume V14, Page 331 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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IMBECILE (through the French from Lat. imbecillus or imbecillis, weak, feeble; of unknown origin)

IMBECILE (through the See also:
FRENCH
FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)
French from See also:
LAT
Lat. imbecillus or imbecillis, weak, feeble; of unknown origin) , weak or feeble, particularly in mind . The See also:

TERM

term " imbecility " is used conventionally of a See also:

CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of See also:

MENTAL

mental degeneration less profound than "idiotcy" (See See also:

INSANITY (from Lat. in, not, and sanus, sound)

INSANITY) .

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