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intellective

[in-tl-ek-tiv]

adjective

having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.

of or pertaining to the intellect.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin intellēctīvus. See intellect, -ive

Related forms

in·tel·lec·tive·ly, adverb

un·in·tel·lec·tive, adjective

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intellect (ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt)

—n
1.	the capacity for understanding, thinking, and reasoning, as distinct from feeling or wishing
2.	a mind or intelligence, esp a brilliant one: his intellect is wasted on that job
3.	informal a person possessing a brilliant mind; brain
4.	those possessing the greatest mental power: the intellect of a nation

[C14: from Latin intellectus comprehension, intellect, from intellegere to understand; see intelligence]

intel'lective

—*adj*

intel'lectively

—*adv*

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