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men·sa

 (mĕn′sə)
n.
1. Ecclesiastical The top surface of an altar.
2. Mensa A southern constellation between Hydrus and Volans.
[Latin mēnsa, table.]
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Mensa

(ˈmɛnsə)
n, Latin genitive Mensae (ˈmɛnsiː)
(Celestial Objects) a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Hydrus and Volans and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
[Latin, literally: the table]

Mensa

(ˈmɛnsə)
n
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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Noun1.Mensa - a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic CloudMensa - a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
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Mensa

n → Mensa no art
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So, after three lessons in Latin grammar, one might correct a fellow student, whose knowledge did not embrace the ablative of "mensa."
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