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The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.

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  1. n. The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.
  2. n. The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.
  3. n. Information communicated; news; notice; advice.
  4. n. Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
  5. n. Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information.
  6. n. An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.
  7. n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
  8. n. a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
  9. n. secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
  10. n. information about recent and important events
  11. n. the operation of gathering information about an enemy