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subintelligence en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + intelligence.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Subnormal intelligence.
    • Fettretch quoted various case studies and precedents to argue that a person of subintelligence can make a valid bargain and can comprehend the nature of a will. 2003, Tanis C. Thorne, The World's Richest Indian, page 134:
    • Boden thinks that he manipulates the subintelligence of primitive peoples, […] 1999, Scott Michaelsen, The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology, page 126: