n.

1. 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.
2. 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.]

A natural language query program for IBM mainframes developed by Artificial Intelligence Corporation. The company was later acquired by Trinzic Corporation, which was acquired by Platinum, which was acquired by Computer Associates.

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noun

1. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge: brain (often used in plural), brainpower, intelligence, mentality, mind, sense, understanding, wit. Slang smart (used in plural). See ability/inability, thoughts.
2. A person of great mental ability: brain, intellectual, mind, thinker. See ability/inability.

n

Definition: capability of the mind; someone with capable mind
Antonyms: emotion, ignorance

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The mind, thinking faculty, or understanding. Not a highly developed function in animals.

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IN BRIEF: The power of the mind, especially when developed.

The badge of intellect is a question mark. — Arnold H. Glasow

Dansk (Danish)
n. - intelligens, forstand, fornuft

Nederlands (Dutch)
intellect, intellectueel

Français (French)
n. - intelligence, esprit, intellect

Deutsch (German)
n. - Intellekt, Verstand, großer Geist

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νόηση, διάνοια, νοημοσύνη

Italiano (Italian)
intelletto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - intelecto (m)

Русский (Russian)
интеллект

Español (Spanish)
n. - intelecto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - intellekt (äv. pers.), begåvning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
智力, 知识份子, 理解力

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 智力, 知識份子, 理解力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지력, 지식인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 知性, 知力, 知識人, 識者, 理知

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الذكاء, الفكر, العقل, الشخص الألمعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בינה, שכל, כוח שיפוט, חכם, אינטלקט, כינוי קיבוצי לאנשים הנחשבים למשכילים/נבונים‬

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