{Elaborative faculty} (Metaph.), the intellectual power of discerning relations and of viewing objects by means of, or in, relations; the discursive faculty; thought. [1913 Webster]
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Elaborative — E*lab o*ra*tive, a. Serving or tending to elaborate; constructing with labor and minute attention to details. [1913 Webster] {Elaborative faculty} (Metaph.), the intellectual power of discerning relations and of viewing objects by means of, or in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thought — Thought, n. [OE. [thorn]oght, [thorn]ouht, AS. [thorn][=o]ht, ge[thorn][=o]ht, fr. [thorn]encean to think; akin to D. gedachte thought, MHG. d[=a]ht, ged[=a]ht, Icel. [thorn][=o]ttr, [thorn][=o]tti. See {Think}.] 1. The act of thinking; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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