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Word: Intelligent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Latin intelligent- ‘understanding’, from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level
Short Definition:having intelligence
Examples:- Anna is intelligent and hard-working
- an intelligent guess
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