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NODE / 0081attestedFrench

intelligence

understanding; knowledge

DATE
Middle French
SENSE
default
FAMILY
Indo-European / Romance
CANONICAL KEY
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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTborrowingestablished
Present-Day English · 14th century–today

intelligence

capacity to understand; information; an information service

SOUND
English borrowed the French abstract noun with later pronunciation change.
MEANING
Understanding expands into news, strategic information, and the organizations that obtain it.
CHRONOLOGY
First known English use: 14th century.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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