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Imbecile
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(through the French from Lat. imbecillus or imbecillis, weak, feeble; of unknown origin), weak or feeble, particularly in mind. The term "imbecility" is used conventionally of a condition of mental degeneration less profound than "idiotcy" (see Insanity).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Imbecile'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​i/imbecile.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Imbecile'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​i/imbecile.html. 1910.