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Nous (1 syl.)

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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.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Notarica
Notary Public
Notation or Notes
Notch
Note of Hand (A)
Nothing
Notoriety
Nottingham (Saxon, Snotingaham, place of caves)
Nottingham Lambs
Nourmahal
Nous
Nous Avons Changé Tout Cela
Novatians
November 17
Novum Organum
Now-a-days
Now-now
Nowheres
Noyades
Nucta
Nude