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perception

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  1. discernment           
 
per.cep.tion \p*r-'sep-sh*n\ \-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ n [L perception-, perceptio 
   act of perceiving, fr. perceptus, p]p. of percipere obs  1: CONSCIOUSNESS  
   2a: a result of perceiving : OBSERVATION  2b: a mental image : CONCEPT  3a: 
   awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation { color 
   ~} 3b: physical sensation interpreted in the light of experience  4a: 
   direct or intuitive cognition : INSIGHT  4b: a capacity for comprehension  
   - per.cep.tion.al aj