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nous

[noos, nous]

noun

Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.

Neoplatonism. the first and purest emanation of the One, regarded as the self-contemplating order of the universe.

Origin:
1670–80; < Greek noûs, contracted variant of nóos mind

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nous (naʊs)

—n
1.	metaphysics mind or reason, esp when regarded as the principle governing all things
2.	slang (Brit) common sense; intelligence

[C17: from Greek, literally: mind]

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