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Meaning of 'intelligence'
Meaning of 'intelligence' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Intelligence 
[ n.]
- The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the
understanding. [ n.]- The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.
- Information communicated; news; notice; advice.
- Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
- Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information.
- An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.
Meaning of 'intelligence' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. intelligence [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- information about recent and important events
- information about recent and important events
Example in sentence:
- they awaited news of the outcome
Meaning (2):
- secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
- secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
Example in sentence:
- we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage
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