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men·tal / ˈmentl/ • adj. 1. of or relating to the mind: mental faculties mental phenomena. ∎  carried out by or taking place in the mind: a quick mental calculation I started my mental journey.2. of, relating to, or suffering from disorders or illnesses of the mind: a mental hospital. ∎  inf. insane; crazy: every time I'm five minutes late, they go mental.DERIVATIVES: men·tal·ly adv.

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mental1 pert. to the mind. XV. — (O)F. mental or late L. mentālis, f. mēns, ment- MIND; see -AL1.
Hence mentality XVII.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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mental2 pert. to the chin. XVIII. — F. mental, f. L. mentum chin; see -AL1.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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