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intellectual

 
 
/ˌɪntəlˈektjuəl/ adjective

Translation

THINKING using or relating to your ability to think and understand things
zihinsel, akla dayanan
intellectual work intellectual and physical development11011123
INTERESTED IN IDEAS interested in learning and in thinking about complicated ideas
zihinsel, entelektüel
She's very intellectual.1123
intellectually adverb
bilgi ile bağlantılı
(Definition of intellectual adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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