Intellectual Depth

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Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconsmart world-view
Executive Parlanceintellectual foundation
Scholarly Discoursecomprehensive ideology
Babel ZenithWeltanschauung
Origin: German
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛltˌʔanʃaʊʊŋ/

Etymology & Meaning

A comprehensive world view or fundamental cognitive orientation.

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