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      intellection
      noun
      the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
      Roots
      interintel- · Latin · betweenlegerelect- · Latin · to choose, read, gatherio-ion · Latin · act of
      Words related to intellection
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      Where does intellection come from?

      The word intellection breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: intel-, from Latin inter (“between”); lect, from Latin legere (“to choose, read, gather”); and -ion, from Latin io (“act of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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