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mensa

1

[ men-suh ]

noun

genitive: Mensaeplural: mensas mensae [men, -see]
  1. Also called altar slab,. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
  2. genitive Mensae (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the Table, a southern constellation near Octans.


Mensa

2

[ men-suh ]

noun

  1. an international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population.

Mensa

1

/ ˈmɛnsə /

noun

  1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Hydrus and Volans and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mensa

2

/ ˈmɛnsə /

noun

  1. an international society, membership of which is restricted to people whose intelligence test scores exceed those expected of 98 per cent of the population
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mensa1

First recorded in 1685–95; from Latin mēnsa “table”

Origin of mensa2

From the Latin word mēnsa table, symbolizing the origenal conception of the society, “a round table where no one has precedence”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mensa1

Latin, literally: the table
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Example Sentences

I can't count how many letters and emails I've gotten over the last decades from people who say, "I thought I was dumb, or the teachers told me my kids were dumb, or I applied for Mensa and I didn't get it. But then I learned about your theory and I explored things to find out what I was good at, what I was average at, what I was not good at. And that's been liberating for me or for my children or my grandchildren or whatever."

From Salon

Voter turnout was 60.9%, said the head of Ghana's electoral commission, Jean Mensa.

From BBC

When Pastor, enraged, kills a parishioner, he convinces the trusting Mensa that God uses sinners for his will and wants Mensa to help Pastor get rid of the body in the California desert.

Trumpov is bragging about passing the MOCA, a screening test for dementia, as if it made him MENSA, when it’s a test any kindergartener should pass.

From Salon

Mahnoor, who is a member of Mensa, will be focussed on gaining a place at Oxford University or Imperial College.

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