Webster's English Dictionary

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intelligence

in.tel.li.gence \in-'tel-*-j*n(t)s\ n often attrib  1a1: the capacity to 
   apprehend facts and propositions and their relations a nd to reason about 
   them : REASON, INTELLECT; also : the use or exercise of the intellect esp. 
   when carried on with considerable ability Christian Science  1a2: the basic 
   eternal quality of divine Mind  1b: mental acuteness : SHREWDNESS  2: an 
   intelligent being; esp : ANGEL  3: the act of understanding : COMPREHENSION 
    4a: information communicated : NEWS  4b: information concerning an enemy 
   or possible enemy or an area; alsoX : an agency engaged in obtaining such 
   information