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CLAIRVOYANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
Synonyms:
clairvoyance; E.S.P.; ESP; extrasensory perception; second sight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("clairvoyance" is a kind of...):
parapsychology; psychic phenomena; psychic phenomenon (phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clairvoyance"):
foreknowledge; precognition (knowledge of an event before it occurs)
Derivation:
clairvoyant (foreseeing the future)
clairvoyant (perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses)
