Mensa

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Proper noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Proper noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 German 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɛnsə/
• Rhymes: -ɛnsə

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin mensa, "table"; the organization promotes itself as a "round-table" society in which differences in the backgrounds of its members are considered irrelevant.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Mensa

Plural -

Mensa

1. Mensa International; an organization for people with very high IQs.

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• Mensan

[edit] See also

• Mensa International on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Mensa International
• Mensa's website

[edit] Etymology 2

Wikipedia

Originally named Montagne de la Table after Table Mountain in South Africa in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. By 1763 this had been Latinised as Mons Mensae. In 1922 the International Astronomical Union shortened this to Mensa. From Latin mensa, "table"

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Mensa

Plural -

Mensa

1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.

[edit] Derived terms

• Mensae

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aemns
• amens
• manes
• manse
• means
• names

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[edit] German

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[edit] Noun

Mensa f. (genitive Mensa, plural Mensen)

1. cafeteria (at a university), student canteen