nous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Adjective 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 1 3.2.1 Pronoun 3.2.1.1 Related terms 3.3 Etymology 2 3.3.1 Noun 4 Middle French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronoun 5 Old French 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronoun 5.3 Alternative spellings

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From Ancient Greek νοῦς (nous) or νόος (noos), “‘mind’”).

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• nous, /naʊs/, /naUs/
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Rhymes: -aʊs

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nous (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason
2. In neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
3. Common sense; practical intelligence.

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(reason in philosophy)

• Dutch: nous nl(nl) n.
• French: nous fr(fr) m.
• German: Nous de(de)

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• Anagrams of nosu
• onus

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nous m. pl.

1. Masculine plural of nou. (new)

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nous m. pl.

1. Plural of nou. (nines)

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nous m. pl.

1. Plural of nou. (nuts)

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• IPA: /nu/
• Homophones: noue

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From Latin nous, from Latin nos 'we'.

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nous (p)

1. The plural personal pronoun in the first person:
   1. (subject pronoun) we.
   2. (object pronoun) us, to us.

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From Ancient Greek νοῦς (nous) or νόος (noos), “‘mind’”).

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nous m. (plural nous)

1. The nous, (divine) reason in philosophy.

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Latin nos

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nous

1. we

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Latin nos

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nous

we

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• nos