1. (n.) The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding\.

2. (n.) The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.

3. (n.) Information communicated; news; notice; advice.

4. (n.) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.

5. (n.) Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information.

6. (n.) An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.

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