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intuition

in.tu.ition \.in-t(y)u.-'ish-*n\ \-'ish-n*l, -*n-*l\ n [LL intuition-, 
   intuitio act of contemplating, fr. L intuitus], pp. of intueri to look at, 
   contemplate, fr. in- + tueri to look at 1a: immediate apprehension or 
   cognition  1b: knowledge or conviction gained by intuition  1c: the power 
   or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition with out rational 
   thought and inference 2: quick and ready insight  - in.tu.ition.al aj