MENTAL (3)

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Men″tal, a. [[F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind.]] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. What a mental power This eye shoots forth! Shak. Mental alienation, insanity. — Mental arithmetic, the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.