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nous (no̵̅o̅s, no̵us)

noun

Philos. mind, reason, or intellect, specif. as a metaphysical principle

Etymology: Gr nous, noos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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