n. quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Quickness of perception; the faculty of nice discrimination; mental acuteness or penetration; keenness of insight.
n. In botany, a tapering point. Synonyms Penetration, discernment, acuteness, sharpness, perspicacity, insight.
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n. shrewdness shown by keen insight
n. a tapering point
Word Usage
"This specimen of legal acumen is front and center in the Cartel ` s jihad, having appeared for Viacom when it sued YouTube, for the RIAA against Jammie Thomas, single mother."