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nous
n. soul; intellect; capacity to acquire knowledge (Greek Philosophy); common sense (British)


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Nous
Nous (Greek: , IPA: ) is a philosophical term for mind or intellect. (Outside of philosophical contexts, it is used in the meaning "common sense" and pronounced .)
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Noûs
Noûs is a philosophical journal published quarterly by Blackwell Publishing. It is edited by Jaegwon Kim and Ernest Sosa. The book editor is Earl Conee. The journal states that it "publishes articles that address the whole range of topics at the center of philosophical debate, and long critical studies of important books." [1]
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nous
Noun
1. common sense; "she has great social nous"
(hypernym) common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
(synonym) mind, head, brain, psyche
(hypernym) cognition, knowledge, noesis
(hyponym) noddle


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nous
pron. us, we

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Nous
(n.)
Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.
  

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