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IGNOTUM PER IGNOTIUS

\ɪɡnˈɒtəm pɜːɹ ɪɡnˈə͡ʊtɪəs], \ɪɡnˈɒtəm pɜːɹ ɪɡnˈə‍ʊtɪəs], \ɪ_ɡ_n_ˈɒ_t_ə_m p_ɜː_ɹ ɪ_ɡ_n_ˈəʊ_t_ɪ__ə_s]\

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(Explanation of) the unknown by the still less known. [Latin]

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By Sir Augustus Henry

[L] What is unknown by what is more unknown; of an explanation or illustration which is more obscure than what is to be explained.

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By Henry Percy Smith

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