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   in·tu·i·tion

   /ˌinto͞oˈiSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning: "we shall allow our intuition to guide us" Similar instinctintuitivenesssixth sensedivinationclairvoyancesecond sightESP (extrasensory perception)Opposite intellect
   • ▪ a thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning: "your insights and intuitions as a native speaker are positively sought" Similar hunchfeelingfeeling in one's bonesgut feelingfunny feelinginklingsneaking suspicionsuspicionimpressionpremonitionpresentimentforebodingsatoriinformal:feeling in one's water

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting spiritual insight or immediate spiritual communication): from late Latin intuitio(n-), from Latin intueri ‘consider’ (see intuit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intuitional adjective
   • 2. intuitionally adverb

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