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brain
 
NOUN:1. The seat of the faculty of intelligence and reason: head, mind. Informal : gray matter. See THOUGHTS. 2. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. Often used in plural: brainpower, intellect, intelligence, mentality, mind, sense, understanding, wit. Slang : smart (used in plural). See ABILITY, THOUGHTS. 3. A person of great mental ability: intellect, intellectual, mind, thinker. See ABILITY.
 
 
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