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noun, plural men·sas, men·sae 
[-see] for 1, genitive men·sae for 2.
[-see] for 1, genitive men·sae for 2. 1.
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
2.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the Table, a southern constellation near Octans.
Origin:
1685–95; < Latin mēnsa table
1685–95; < Latin mēnsa table
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Mensa
is always a great word to know.
So is horizon. Does it mean:
| the small circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is tangent to the earth at the position of the observer |
| the magnitude or brightness of a star as it appears to an observer on the earth |
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noun
an international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population.
Origin:
< Latin mēnsa table, symbolizing the original conception of the society, “a round table where no one has precedence”
< Latin mēnsa table, symbolizing the original conception of the society, “a round table where no one has precedence”
Related forms
Men·san, noun
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Word Origin & History
mensa
"altar top," 1848, from L., lit. "table," hence used in Church L. for "upper slab of an altar." With a capital M-, the name of an organization for people of IQs of 148 or more founded in England in 1946, the name chosen, according to the organization, to suggest a "round table" type group.
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