extelligence

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noun

All the cultural capital that is available to people in the form of tribal legends, folklore, nursery rhymes, books, videotapes, CD-ROMs etc.

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Meanings

nounextelligence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAll the cultural capital that is available to people in the form of tribal legends, folklore, nursery rhymes, books, videotapes, CD-ROMs etc.

Origin

From ex- + intelligence (contrasted with knowledge carried within the brain, as if intelligence were derived from in). Coined by Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen in their book Figments of Reality (1997).

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APA

extelligence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extelligence

MLA

“extelligence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extelligence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extelligence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extelligence.

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