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- Latin · borrowed fromacūmen“sharp point”
- English todayacumen
Borrowed from Latin acūmen (“sharp point”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination; acuity of mind. Full definition →
Borrowed from Latin acūmen (“sharp point”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.