Dictionary![]() ![]() in•tel•lectPronunciation: (in'tl-ekt"), [key] —n. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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