intuition

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 External links 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• intuïtion (pedantic)

[edit] Etymology

< Mediaeval Latin intuitio (“‘a looking at, immediate cognition’”) < Latin intueri (“‘to look at, consider’”) < in (“‘in, on’”) + tueri (“‘to look, watch, guard, see, observe’”).

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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

intuition (plural intuitions)

1. Immediate cognition without the use of conscious or rational processes.
2. A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.

[edit] Related terms

• intuitional
• intuitionism
• intuitionist
• intuitionistic
• intuitive
• intuit

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• intuition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• intuition in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

intuition

1. Genitive singular form of intuitio.