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4 definitions found 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["o]l.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile. 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 WordNet r 1.6 [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" [ant: {physical}] 2: of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene" 3: (biology) of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure in insects and certain mollusks 4: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: {genial}] 5: affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"
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