INTELLECT


Meaning of INTELLECT in English

/ ˈɪntəlekt; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U , C ] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind :

a man of considerable intellect

2.

[ C ] a very intelligent person :

She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin intellectus understanding, from intellegere understand, from inter between + legere choose.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.