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English Dictionary: acumen by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acumen
n
  1. a tapering point
  2. shrewdness shown by keen insight
    Synonym(s): insightfulness, acumen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acumen \A*cu"men\, n. [L. acumen, fr. acuere to sharpen. Cf.
      {Acute}.]
      Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind;
      the faculty of nice discrimination. --Selden.
  
      Syn: Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.
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