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in·tel·lect       [in-tl-ekt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge.
2.capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, esp. of a high or complex order; mental capacity.
3.a particular mind or intelligence, esp. of a high order.
4.a person possessing a great capacity for thought and knowledge.
5.minds collectively, as of a number of persons or the persons themselves.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L intelléctus, equiv. to intelleg(ere) to understand + -tus suffix of v. action; see intelligent]

—Synonyms 1. reason, sense, common sense, brains. See mind.
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in·tel·lect       (ĭn'tl-ěkt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding.
    2. The ability to think abstractly or profoundly. See Synonyms at mind.
  2. A person of great intellectual ability.


[Middle English, from Old French intellecte, from Latin intellēctus, perception, from past participle of intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
intellect 
c.1386, from L. intellectus "discernment, understanding," from pp. stem of intelligere "to understand, discern" (see intelligence). The noun use of intellectual for persons is from 1652.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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intellect

noun
1. knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" [syn: mind] 
2. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: reason] 
3. a person who uses the mind creatively [syn: intellectual] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

INTELLECT language
A query language written by Larry Harris in 1977, close to natural English.
(1995-04-14)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Intellect

In"tel*lect\, n. [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. intellect. See Intelligent.] (Metaph.) The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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