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Moron or Morón may refer to:

Moron (psychology), disused term for a person with a mental age between 7 and 10

People

Edgar Moron (1941–2023), German politician
Morón (surname), various people so named

Places

Ancient world

Moron, a place mentioned in The Book of Mormon (Book of Ether 14) governed by Shiz
Moron (ancient city), mentioned by the Greek geographer Strabo

Argentina

Morón, Buenos Aires, a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón, Argentina
Morón Partido, a district in Buenos Aires Province

Mongolia

Mörön, a town in Mongolia
Mörön, Khentii, a district of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia

Spain

Morón de la Frontera, also known as Morón, a municipality
Morón Air Base, in Morón de la Frontera

United States

Moron, later renamed Taft, California, a city
Moron Lake, a lake in Alaska

Other

Morón, Cuba, a city in Cuba
Moron, Grand'Anse, a commune of Haiti
Morong, Bataan, a municipality in the Philippines formerly known as Moron
Morón, Venezuela, a town in northern Venezuela
Moron (mountain), in Switzerland, part of the Jura Mountains
Lac de Moron, a lake on the border between France and Switzerland

Other uses

Moron (bacteriophage), an extra gene in prophage genomes that do not have a phage function in the lysogenic cycle
Moron (beetle), a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae
Moron (Book of Mormon), a name and a location in the Book of Mormon
Moron (food), a type of rice cake native in the Eastern Visayas, Philippines
"Moron" (Sum 41 song)
"Moron" (KMFDM song)
Morön BK, Swedish football team

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-'''Moron''':
+{{wiktionarypar|moron}}
-*Originally a scientific term, coined by psychologist [[Henry Goddard]] from a Greek word meaning "foolish", and used to describe a person with a genetically determined mental age between 8 and 12 on the [[Binet scale]]. It was also once applied to people with an [[IQ]] of 51-70 and was a step up from "[[imbecile]]" (IQ of 26-50) and two steps up from "[[idiot]]" (IQ of 0-25). The word moron, along with "retarded" and "[[feeble-minded]]" (among others), was once considered a valid descriptor in the psychological community, though these words have all now passed into common slang use, exclusively in a detrimental context.Used to describe cassie mulhollem
+'''Moron''' or '''Morón''' may refer to:
-*In [[Physics humor]]: the fictional [[gauge boson|force carrier]] which keeps the fictional element [[Administratium]] together.
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-*A [[Maasai]] [[Warrior]] [http://anthro.palomar.edu/status/stat_3.htm].
+* [[Moron (psychology)]], disused term for a person with a mental age between 7 and 10
-Places named '''Moron''':
-*[[Moron, Mongolia|Moron]], [[Mongolia]]
-*[[Moron, Switzerland|Moron]], a mountain and a village in the [[Jura mountains]], [[Switzerland]].
+==People==
-*See also: places named [[Morón]].
+* [[Edgar Moron]] (1941–2023), German politician
+* [[Morón (surname)]], various people so named
+==Places==
+=== Ancient world ===
+*Moron, a place mentioned in [[The Book of Mormon]] ([[Book of Ether]] 14) governed by [[Shiz]]
+* [[Moron (ancient city)]], mentioned by the Greek geographer Strabo
+=== Argentina ===
+* [[Morón, Buenos Aires]], a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
+* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón]], Argentina
+* [[Morón Partido]], a district in Buenos Aires Province
+=== Mongolia ===
+* [[Mörön]], a town in Mongolia
+* [[Mörön, Khentii]], a district of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia
+=== Spain ===
+*[[Morón de la Frontera]], also known as Morón, a municipality
+* [[Morón Air Base]], in Morón de la Frontera
+=== United States ===
+* Moron, later renamed [[Taft, California]], a city
+* [[Moron Lake]], a lake in Alaska
+=== Other ===
+* [[Morón, Cuba]], a city in Cuba
+* [[Moron, Grand'Anse]], a commune of Haiti
+* [[Morong, Bataan]], a municipality in the Philippines formerly known as Moron
+* [[Morón, Venezuela]], a town in northern Venezuela
+* [[Moron (mountain)]], in Switzerland, part of the Jura Mountains
+* [[Lac de Moron]], a lake on the border between France and Switzerland
+==Other uses==
+* [[Moron (bacteriophage)]], an extra gene in prophage genomes that do not have a phage function in the lysogenic cycle
+* [[Moron (beetle)|''Moron'' (beetle)]], a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae
+* [[Moron (Book of Mormon)]], a name and a location in the Book of Mormon
+* [[Moron (food)]], a type of rice cake native in the Eastern Visayas, Philippines
+* [[Moron (Sum 41 song)|"Moron" (Sum 41 song)]]
+* [[Moron (KMFDM song)|"Moron" (KMFDM song)]]
+* [[Morön BK]], Swedish football team
+==See also==
+* {{lookfrom|moron}}
+* {{intitle|moron}}
+<!--possible misspellings-->
+* [[Moran (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Morin (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Morion (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Maroon (disambiguation)]]
+{{disambig|geo|surname}}