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(1):

(n.) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.

(2):

(a.) Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.

(3):

(a.) Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments.

(4):

(a.) Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person.

(5):

(a.) Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Intellectual'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/intellectual.html. 1828.
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