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Noun: shrewdness  shrood-nus
  1. Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
    "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
    - astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness

Derived forms: shrewdnesses

See also: shrewd

Type of: intelligence

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