| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·tel·li·gence |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-t l  -jns |
| NOUN: | 1a. The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge. b. The faculty of thought and reason. c. Superior powers of mind. See synonyms at mind. 2. An intelligent, incorporeal being, especially an angel. 3. Information; news. See synonyms at news. 4a. Secret information, especially about an actual or potential enemy. b. An agency, staff, or office employed in gathering such information. c. Espionage agents, organizations, and activities considered as a group: “Intelligence is nothing if not an institutionalized black market in perishable commodities” (John le Carré).
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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