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English Dictionary: mental by the DICT Development Group
4 results for mental
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mental
adj
  1. involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"
    Antonym(s): physical
  2. of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"
  3. of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks
  4. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
    Synonym(s): genial, mental
  5. affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mental \Men"tal\, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the
      mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.]
      Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental
      faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.
  
               What a mental power This eye shoots forth! --Shak.
  
      {Mental alienation}, insanity.
  
      {Mental arithmetic}, the art or practice of solving
            arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by
            written figures.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mental \Men"tal\, a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve;
      the mental region.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mental \Men"tal\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or
      reptile.
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