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mentality

men·tal·i·ty [ men tállətee ] (plural men·tal·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. perceptual framework: a habitual way of thinking or interpreting events peculiar to a person or type of person, especially with reference to the behaviors that it produces

2. intellectual ability: somebody's intellectual ability

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