From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishturn of mindturn of mindCHARACTER/PERSONALITYthe particular way that someone usually thinks or feelsan academic/practical etc turn of mind youngsters with an independent turn of mind → turn
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turn of mind• Certainly there were Gallo-Romans of an independent turn of mind in the south.• Very often students' inventive turn of mind can be useful at such formats, and they will largely be absent.• She was a plain girl, with straight hair and thin limbs and a mathematical turn of mind.• He is a very intelligent man with a scientific turn of mind. 