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in·tel·lec·tu·al     (ĭn'tl-ěk'chōō-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Of or relating to the intellect.
    2. Rational rather than emotional.
    3. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See Synonyms at intelligent.
    4. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.
  2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: an intellectual book; an intellectual problem.
    1. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See Synonyms at intelligent.
    2. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.

n.   An intellectual person.


[Middle English, from Old French intellectuel, from Late Latin intellēctuālis, from Latin intellēctus, intellect; see intellect.]

in'tel·lec'tu·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., in'tel·lec'tu·al·ly adv., in'tel·lec'tu·al·ness n.
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