nous (intuitive apprehension, mind, intellect) or (practical intelligence, common sense) idea a pattern, standard, or form that exists in the realm of the mind meme an element of a culture or a system of behavior that can pass from one person to another by non-genetic means; especially imitation semantic (relating to meaning in language) or (relating to connotations of words) noosphere the sphere or stage of evolutionary development characterized by (the emergence or dominance of) consciousness, the mind, and interpersonal relationships polysemy the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase noose never stick your head in one homophony the same pronunciation for words of different origin, spelling, and meaning inspire (arouse in the mind) or (to breathe into) conflation combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one oscillation a fluctuation—a movement to and fro—between two opinions, principles, or purposes category a basic set or class that related ideas are grouped into humor a quality of action, speech, or gesture which causes amusement laughter the sound that results when we hear humor

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