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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]

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.
  1. 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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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.

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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

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

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.

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