brainwork

brainwork
/brayn"werrk'/, n.
1. work or effort consisting principally or largely of mental activity, thought, imagination, etc., as opposed to physical or manual work.
2. the effort of thought, reasoning, planning, or the like; ordered or directed thinking: Solving problems is a form of brainwork.
[1835-45; BRAIN + WORK]

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