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Intellect is defined as your ability to reason and to understand things.

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An example of intellect is what you use to think abstractly.

See intellect in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the ability to reason or understand or to perceive relationships, differences, etc.; power of thought; mind
great mental ability; high intelligence
1. a mind or intelligence, esp. a superior one
2. a person of high intelligence
3. minds or intelligent persons, collectively

Origin: ME < L intellectus, a perceiving, understanding < pp. of intellegere, intelligere, to perceive, understand < inter-, between, among + legere, to gather, pick, choose: see logic

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intellective adjective

See intellect in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding.
b. The ability to think abstractly or profoundly. See Synonyms at mind.
A person of great intellectual ability.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French intellecte

Origin: , from Latin intellēctus, perception

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent

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