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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—N

Nous

(1 syl.). Genius, natural acumen, quick perception, ready wit. The Platonists used the word for mind, or the first cause. (Greek, nous, contraction of noos Pronounce nouce.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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