compos mentis

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  1. Latin : compos, having mastery of + mentis, genitive of mēns, mind.

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  1. Latin, having control of one's mind: compos, conpos (compot-, conpot-), having control, possessing, sharing in, from com- (intensive) + potis, able: see potent; mentis, genitive of men(t-)s, mind: see mental.
 

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/ˈkɑmˈpɑs mɛntɪs/
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