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brainpower

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brain·pow·er  (brnpour)
n.
1. Intellectual capacity.
2. People of well-developed mental abilities: a country that doesn't value its brainpower.
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Noun1.brainpower - mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit, brain
intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience


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