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Definition of grey matter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grey matter

noun

/ˈɡreɪ mætə(r)/

/ˈɡreɪ mætər/

(US English usually gray matter)

[uncountable] (informal)

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a person’s intelligence
- This should exercise the old grey matter.
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