Intellection \In`tel*lec"tion\, n. [L. intellectio synecdoche:
cf. F. intellection.]
A mental act or process; especially:
(a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas;
intuition. --Bentley.
(b) A creation of the mind itself. --Hickok.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
intellection
n : the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully);
"thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for
thought" [syn: thinking, thought, cerebration, mentation]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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