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intellect

/ˈɪntəlɛkt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)
  2. The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable)
  3. A person who has that faculty to a great degree

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