Latin nesciens is the present participle of nescīre.
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nesciens
not knowing; ignorant
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · not knownescīre
not to know; to be unfamiliar with
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The activity or state of not knowing is expressed as “not knowing.”
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