mensa
Also called altar slab, altar stone . the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
genitive Men·sae.(initial capital letter)Astronomy. the Table, a southern constellation near Octans.
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an international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population.
Origin of Mensa
2Other words from Mensa
- Mensan, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for Mensa (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmɛnsə) /
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Hydrus and Volans and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Origin of Mensa
1British Dictionary definitions for Mensa (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmɛnsə) /
an international society, membership of which is restricted to people whose intelligence test scores exceed those expected of 98 per cent of the population
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