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multiple intelligences

multiple intelligences noun: multiple intellectual abilities operating independently of one another in the same mind, according to a particular theory, as opposed to the more orthodox theory of general intellectual ability.

Noun

multiple intelligences pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Multiple intellectual abilities operating independently of one another in the same mind, according to a particular theory, as opposed to the more orthodox theory of general intellectual ability.

Questions about multiple intelligences

What does multiple intelligences mean?
Multiple intelligences means multiple intellectual abilities operating independently of one another in the same mind, according to a particular theory, as opposed to the more orthodox theory of general intellectual ability.
What part of speech is multiple intelligences?
Multiple intelligences is a noun.

Words near multiple intelligences in the dictionary

  1. multiple exposure
  2. multiple exposures
  3. multiple fruit
  4. multiple fruits
  5. multiple inheritance
  6. multiple intelligences
  7. multiple level
  8. multiple levels
  9. multiple myeloma
  10. multiple myelomas
  11. multiple myelomata

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