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mentality

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mentality

Main Entry: men·tal·i·ty

Pronunciation: \men-ˈta-lə-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural men·tal·i·ties

Date: 1691

1 : mental power or capacity : intelligence
2 : mode or way of thought : outlook <the imperialist mentality of the nineteenth century — John Davies>

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