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Definition of compos mentis adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

compos mentis

adjective

NAmE//ˌkɑmpəs ˈmɛntəs//

[not before noun] (from Latin) (formal or humorous)

having full control of your mind Are you sure she was fully compos mentis when she said it? opposite non compos mentis

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